PARTICIPLE

Participles come in two varieties: past and present. They are two of the five forms
or principal parts that every verb has.
Regular verbs: Irregular verbs:
Help: helped/ helping eat: eaten/ eating
Participles have three functions in sentences. They can be components of multipart verbs, or
they can function as adjectives or nouns
Multipart Verbs Adjectives Nouns
A verb can have as Past and present participles Present participles can
many as four parts. often function function as nouns
When you form as adjectives that the subjects, direct
multipart verbs, you describenouns objects, indirect
use a combination objects, objects of
e.g.
of auxiliary verbs and prepositions, and subject
participles. The cleaning lady came complements in sentences.
yesterday Whenever a present
e.g.
participle functions as a
My broken glasses are on the noun, you call it a gerund.
Was cleaning( auiliary
floor.
verb+participle) She was
e.g.
cleaning her room I cant touch my bruised leg.
yesterday. I hate cleaning in the
My drawing pencils are on the morning.
They have found a spider table.
under the bed. Cleaning is very important in
She gave me a white cooking our house.
Susan has studied Maths hat.
for two hours. I use a broom for cleaning
Dont take my working tools.
We are listening to music Reading is my favourite
now. hobby.
He has been working all She loves reading on the sofa
day in winter.