分詞は、英語文法において重要な役割を果たします。これは動詞の一種で、形容詞のように動作や状態を説明する際に用いられます。現在分詞は動詞の原形に-ingを付けた形で、進行形や原因・方法・状態を説明する際に使われます。一方、過去分詞は動詞の過去形に-edを付けた形（不規則動詞は特別な形）で、完了形や受動態、形容詞的な使い方をする時に使われます。
この演習では、分詞の使い方を理解し、英文中で正しく使う練習をします。それぞれの空白には現在分詞または過去分詞を適切な形で埋めてください。文脈に合った分詞を選び、英語の文法力を高める良い機会となるでしょう。ぜひ挑戦してみてください。
演習1: 現在分詞を使った文
The children, *playing* (play) in the park, seemed very happy.
*Running* (run) late, Tom took a shortcut to reach the office in time.
Laura left the room *crying* (cry) after she received the bad news.
Do you smell something *burning* (burn)? I think something is wrong in the kitchen.
The book *lying* (lie) on the floor belongs to me.
*Seeing* (see) the storm approaching, we hurried back home.
Avoid *making* (make) loud noises while the baby is sleeping.
The team entered the hall *shouting* (shout) their victory chant.
*Feeling* (feel) thirsty, I stopped by the fountain to drink some water.
She passed her driving test on the first try, *feeling* (feel) very proud of herself.
He helps his mother by *doing* (do) the dishes every evening.
*Looking* (look) at the old photographs, she became nostalgic.
*Humming* (hum) his favorite tune, he completed his work.
The house *sitting* (sit) atop the hill offers a fantastic view of the valley.
The kids, *hoping* (hope) to catch a glimpse of the parade, woke up early.
演習2: 過去分詞を使った文
The message *written* (write) on the wall was hard to read.
Being *overwhelmed* (overwhelm) with work, she started to stress out.
The cookies *baked* (bake) by my grandmother are the best I’ve ever had.
She showed us a photo of her cat *sleeping* (sleep).
All the windows *broken* (break) in the storm have been replaced.
The books *arranged* (arrange) on the shelf were sorted by genre.
The dog sat by the door, *waiting* (wait) for his owner to come home.
Shocked by the news, they remained *silent* (silence).
We were not allowed to eat the fruit *hanging* (hang) from the tree.
I found the door *unlocked* (unlock) when I got home.
*Lost* (lose) in her thoughts, she hardly paid attention to her surroundings.
The fence *damaged* (damage) by the storm was fixed by the neighbors.
*Bored* (bore) with the lecture, he started doodling in his notebook.
The speech *given* (give) by the president was very inspiring.
The wallet *found* (find) on the sidewalk was returned to its owner.
