1. In the following exercise, all of the underlined verbs in the first sentence are irregular. Change the verbs first to simple past tense and then to the have form.

Example: Diana sings in the church choir. Last year, Diana sang in the church choir.

She has sung in the church choir since she was 11 years old.

1. Eric takes piano lessons.Eric ________________piano lessons last year.Eric has ________________ piano lessons since he was 10 years old.

2. I know how to repair transmissions.I ________________ how to repair transmissions when I was a teenager.I have ________________ how to repair transmissions since I was 13 years old.

3. Tina drives to school every day.Tina ________________ to school every day last week.Tina has ________________ to school ever since she was a freshman.

4. My sister regularly breaks promises.She ________________ a promise to me yesterday.She has ________________ many promises to me over the years.

5. I write many essays for my history class.Last week, I ________________ a ten-page paper about Columbus.I have ________________ five essays since the semester began.

6. Matt reads as much as he can.He ________________ an entire novel yesterday.He has ________________ four novels since last Saturday.

7. The president often flies in his private jet.Last week, he ________________ to Florida.He has________________ across the United States several times this year.

8. Katy and Kris know how to speak Spanish.Katy and Kris ________________ how to speak Spanish when they were children.Katy and Kris have ________________ how to speak Spanish for many years.

2. In the following exercise, make the verb in the first sentence into an adjective modifying a noun in the second sentence.

Example: The class bored the students. The bored students fell asleep.

1. A tornado recently damaged many homes.The _____________ homes were costly to repair.

2. Some people abandoned their homes.The _____________ homes were often uninhabitable.

3. The tornado terrified people living in its path.The _____________ people went into their storm cellars.

4. The news of the tornado shocked my cousin.My _____________ cousin had never experienced a tornado before.

5. The tornado frightened the childrenThe _____________ children stayed close to their parents.

6. The work of repairing the homes exhausted the workmen.The _____________ workmen sat down to rest.

7. Finally, the workers repaired the houses.The _____________ houses looked like homes again.

8. But the possibility of another tornado still concerned the homeowners.The _____________ homeowners purchased tornado insurance.

Practice working with past participles. Fill in the blanks with the correct participial form of the verb in parentheses.

1. Peter was (take) _______________ to the hospital in an ambulance.2. The (lose) _______________ woman could not remember her way back home.3. The explorers had (find) _______________ a shorter trade route.4. Many of the condos on the beach had (be) _______________ (buy) _______________ by

very wealthy people.5. After the fight, Rocky had a (break) _______________ nose.6. Unfortunately, the thief was not (catch) _______________ on time. He escaped.7. In some societies, the (speak) _______________ word is worth a lot more than the (write)

_______________ word.

8. By the time Louis was 12, he had (fly) _______________ in an airplane more than any of his classmates.

9. The Jones had to put their dog to sleep after he had (bite) _______________ a couple of children in the neighborhood.

10. Have you ever (take) _______________ a Spanish class with Professor Jofre?11. Sorry, nobody has ever (teach) _______________ me that at school.12. Some people are very worried about their privacy. They do not like to be (see)

______________ in public.