Non-finites exercise
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate participle.
1. ............................ his lesson, he went out to
play cricket.
Learnt
Learning
Having learnt
2. .......................... along the street one day, I saw
a dead cobra.
Walked
Walking
Having walked
3. ......................... the forest we advanced into
the open plain.
Leaving
Left
4. ............................ out of his country, he sought
asylum in a foreign land.
Driving
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Driven
Having driven
5. It ........................... a very hot day, I remained
in my tent.
being
been
6. A gipsy, ........................ across the meadows,
found the child.
wandering
wandered
7. I once saw a man .......................... on a rope.
walking
walked
8. Not ........................ my way, I asked a
policeman.
knowing
known
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9. ........................ the noise, I woke up.
Hearing
Heard
10. ........................ paralytic, he could not walk.
Being
Having been
Been
Answers
1. Having learnt his lesson, he went out to play cricket.
2. Walking along the street one day, I saw a dead cobra.
3. Leaving the forest we advanced into the open plain.
4. Driven out of his country, he sought asylum in a foreign land.
5. It being a very hot day, I remained in my tent.
6. A gipsy, wandering across the meadows, found the child.
7. I once saw a man walking on a rope.
8. Not knowing my way, I asked a policeman.
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9. Hearing the noise, I woke up.
10. Being paralytic, he could not walk.
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