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15.5 Past Participial Adjectives

1. The past participle* can be used as an adjective. The The picture was painted by Da Vinci.
past participial adjective has a passive meaning. Past Participle (Passive)
These rooms are already painted.

Past Participial Adjective
2. Remember: A past participle can be
a. regular (the same as the simple past with –ed) a. amazed, interested
b. irregular (different forms) b. broken, forgotten

3. A past participial adjective often describes a person’s People are fascinated by the news.
feelings. Juan was surprised to see the story.

4. Past participial adjectives can come before a noun The excited children began to scream.
or after a linking verb such as be, look, seem, and The children looked tired.
sound.
5. Past participial adjectives often occur with certain Bill seemed surprised by his promotion.
prepositions; for example: surprised by and interested in. The students are interested in history.

*past participle: the verb form used in the present perfect and the passive voice

4 Complete the exercises.

A Complete the e-mail with past participial adjectives. Use the verbs in parentheses. Then
underline the prepositions that come after seven more of the participial adjectives.

Hi Franz,
Do you remember that summer job I was trying to get at the museum? I wasn’t fully

(1) qualif ed (qualify) for the job, and I was (2) (frighten) of
saying the wrong things in the interview. Well, guess what? I got the job!

I’ve just started, and I am already (3) (involve) in setting up an

important exhibit on ancient Rome. I’m a little (4) (surprise) by the
responsibility my boss has given me. I was put in charge of displaying some examples

of the Acta Diurna. They are really valuable and very heavy! My boss seems
(5) (satisfy) with me, but I am (6) (exhaust)!

Everything is more or less ready, and I’m very (7) (excite) about

next week. The exhibit opens on Wednesday, and the first two weeks are already
(8) (sell out). I know you are (9) (interest) in
ancient Rome. You definitely won’t be (10) (disappoint) with the exhibit.

Hope to see you soon.

Penny

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