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3. THE PARTCIPLE
Participle: A participle acts as an adjective in a sentence and is made with a verb. A participle is also called 'verbal adjective'.
A participle has three forms:-
1. Present Participle
2. Past participle
3. Perfect participle
Present Participle: A participle that indicates the continuation of a work is called present participle. An 'ing' is used with the 'first form of verb'. It has many uses:-
As an adjective:-
a. Children like running train.
b. All the leaking taps should be repaired.
c. Smiling children are very attractive.
As a subject complement:-
a. This movie is boring.
b. All the books in the library were interesting.
c. The fighters started gossiping.
As an object complement:-
a. I saw them playing in the ground.
b. He left the people wondering.
c. We saw the couple dancing.
To combine sentences:-
a. I saw an old friend at the beach. I spoke to him.
Seeing an old friend at the beach, I spoke to him.
b. My husband bought flowers. He gave them to me.
Buying flowers, my husband gave them to me.
c. I saw that movie. I decided to watch it again.
Seeing that movie, I decided to watch it again.
In the next part you will learn past and perfect participles?
- The Participle
The participle work like both a verb of and an adjective, it is also called verbal adjective There are three Kind of participle Present participle (Verb+?ing?) He is reading a news paper.Reading novel is a fun.He likes readings books.Look...
- How To Write English Sentences Using Verb Tenses
The process of writing an English sentence is much easier when the writer starts with a basic thought and systematically uses all the English writing tools to accurately express the complete thought. English Verb Tenses are tools designed to show relationships...
- Uses Of Different Forms Of Verbs
Uses of Different Forms of Verbs We now know that Verb has six forms: 1. Present Form 2. Past Form ...
- Combination Of Verbs
Auxiliary Verbs It is clear that Auxiliary Verbs are used only with the Non-finite Forms of a Verb when they are used as a verb taking a Subject. We now know that Verb has six Forms, namely:1. Present form2. Past form3. Present Participle4. Past...
- Forms Of Verbs
Forms of Verbs Finite Forms: We have already known about Finite Form and Non-finite Form of Verbs Finite Forms take Subject but Non-finite Forms take no Subject. Only Present Form and Past Form can take subjects. So Only Present Form...
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3. THE PARTCIPLE
Participle: A participle acts as an adjective in a sentence and is made with a verb. A participle is also called 'verbal adjective'.
A participle has three forms:-
1. Present Participle
2. Past participle
3. Perfect participle
Present Participle: A participle that indicates the continuation of a work is called present participle. An 'ing' is used with the 'first form of verb'. It has many uses:-
As an adjective:-
a. Children like running train.
b. All the leaking taps should be repaired.
c. Smiling children are very attractive.
As a subject complement:-
a. This movie is boring.
b. All the books in the library were interesting.
c. The fighters started gossiping.
As an object complement:-
a. I saw them playing in the ground.
b. He left the people wondering.
c. We saw the couple dancing.
To combine sentences:-
a. I saw an old friend at the beach. I spoke to him.
Seeing an old friend at the beach, I spoke to him.
b. My husband bought flowers. He gave them to me.
Buying flowers, my husband gave them to me.
c. I saw that movie. I decided to watch it again.
Seeing that movie, I decided to watch it again.
In the next part you will learn past and perfect participles?
- The Participle
The participle work like both a verb of and an adjective, it is also called verbal adjective There are three Kind of participle Present participle (Verb+?ing?) He is reading a news paper.Reading novel is a fun.He likes readings books.Look...
- How To Write English Sentences Using Verb Tenses
The process of writing an English sentence is much easier when the writer starts with a basic thought and systematically uses all the English writing tools to accurately express the complete thought. English Verb Tenses are tools designed to show relationships...
- Uses Of Different Forms Of Verbs
Uses of Different Forms of Verbs We now know that Verb has six forms: 1. Present Form 2. Past Form ...
- Combination Of Verbs
Auxiliary Verbs It is clear that Auxiliary Verbs are used only with the Non-finite Forms of a Verb when they are used as a verb taking a Subject. We now know that Verb has six Forms, namely:1. Present form2. Past form3. Present Participle4. Past...
- Forms Of Verbs
Forms of Verbs Finite Forms: We have already known about Finite Form and Non-finite Form of Verbs Finite Forms take Subject but Non-finite Forms take no Subject. Only Present Form and Past Form can take subjects. So Only Present Form...