Find the past participles of the verbs. What is the mystery word?

1. I hope to see you soon.

2. We expect to be back in two days.

3. He expected to be helped by his friends.

4. I am glad to have done all the homework yesterday.

5. I am sorry to have broken my pen.

6. I hate to be bothering you, but the students are still waiting to be given books for their work.

7. He seized every opportunity to appear in public: he was so anxious to be talked about.

8. Is there anything else to tell her? I believe she deserves to know the state of her sick brother.

9. He began writing books not because he wanted to earn a living.

10. The woman pretended to be reading and not to have heard the bell.

11. Perhaps it would upset her to be told the truth of the matter.

12. The only sound to be heard was the snoring of grandfather in the bedroom.