Understanding Forms and Uses of Present and Past Participle in English, Slides of Grammar and Composition

Download Understanding Forms and Uses of Present and Past Participle in English and more Slides Grammar and Composition in PDF only on Docsity! IDENTIFY ALL FORMS AND USAGES OF PRESENT PARTICIPLE AND PAST PARTICIPLE Participle Present participle : Ving Past participle: -ed/Irregular The past participle is used in two main ways: 1 to create past verb forms 2 as an adjective A Participle is a type of word derived from a verb that is used for a variety of purposes, such as an adjective or to construct verb tense. PRESENT PARTICIPLE Used to talk about the person, th ing or s i tuat ion which has cause the feel ing. Specifically in the continuous forms: •Present continuous: I’m eating. •Past continuous: I was eating. •Present perfect continuous: He has been walking for two hours. •Past perfect continuous: He had been studying since morning. •Future: continuous: I will be singing at the concert tomorrow. •Future perfect continuous: We will have been eating vegetable for three months. I saw an boring movie yesterday. I am so exciting with my new job. It was an amazing film. Present participle use as verb tenses After verbs of perception ( see, watch, hear, listen, feel, smell, notice, observe etc.), the present participle expresses an action that continues over a period of time, regardless of whether we perceive the whole action or only part of it. Example: 1. I feel my computer cannot typing messages. 2.I saw the police arresting the robber. 3.I heard my sister singing in the bathroom. Present participle use after verbs of perception