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…
