The Participle

 The Participle

A Participle is formed from a Verb. It can function as an Adjective or Verb Phrases to create verb tense. It is partly Verb and partly an Adjective. It is also called a Verbal Adjective.

How many types of Participle?

There are three types of participle. 

1. Present Participle

2. Past Participle

3. Perfect Participle.

Ex: I saw him crossing the bridge.

      He is a tired worker.

      Having rested he continued the journey.

What is Present Participle?

A Present Participle is formed by adding 'ing' to the base form of a Verb. It gives an idea in the sentence of work being continued and not ended or finished.

Ex: Do - Doing, Form- Forming, Run - Running, talk - talking, Bath - Bathing

What is Past Participle?

The third form of a verb is called the Past Participle. It is generally formed by adding ed/d in regular form of verb.

A Past Participle gives the idea in the sentence of work ended or finished or concluded just before.

Ex: Talk - Talked, Do - Did, Form - Formed, Retire - Retired

What is Perfect Participle?

Combination of the word ‘having’ with the past participle is called the perfect participle. A Perfect Participle demonstrates that an action was completed in the past.

 Ex: having watched, having gone, having won, having tired.

 

Examples of Participles 

Base Verb	Participles
	Present	Past	Perfect
Arrange	Arranging	Arranged	Having Arranged
Arrive	Arriving	Arrived	Having Arrived
Attack	Attacking	Attacked	Having  Attacked
Blame	Blaming	Blamed	Having Blamed
Call	Calling	Called	Having Called
Cancel	Cancelling	Cancelled	Having Cancelled
Be	Being	Been	Having Been
Begin	Beginning	Begun	Having Begun
Do	Doing	Done	Having Done
Draw	Drawing	Drawn	Having Drawn
Eat	Eating	Eaten	Having Eaten
Fall	Falling	Fallen	Having Fallen
Go	Going	Gone	Having Gone
Have	Having	Had	Having Had

Use of the present participle

1.      Progressive Tenses

He is watching a movie.

He was watching a movie.

 2.      Gerund

Playing cricket is fun.

He likes reading books.

 3.      Adjective

Look at the laughing boy.

She is a smiling girl.

 

  Use of the past participle

 1.      Perfect Tenses

He has forgotten the bag.

He had forgotten the bag.

2. Passive voice

A match is won.

A match was won.

 3. Adjective

Look at the washed clothes.