With past participles as adjectives With nouns The jacket lining is torn. It has a tear in it / There's a hole in it.
The collar of the jacket is stained. It has a stain on the collar.
The car is damaged in the back.
The furniture is scratched.
The glass is cracked.
The pipe is leaking
It has some damage in the back.
There are a lot of scratches on it.
There's a crack in it.
It has a leak in it
A. Write sentences in two different ways using forms of the
word in parentheses.
1. This tablecloth isn't very clean. Look, it (stain)
2. Let's ask for another water pitcher. This one (leak)
3. The chairs look pretty worn. The wood too. (scratch)
4. The waiter needs a new shirt. The one he's wearing (tear)
5. I'm sorry. Could you bring me another glass? This one (chip)
