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Past and Present Participle

This document discusses participles and how to identify present and past participles. It explains that a participle is a form of verb that can act as an adjective, and participles fall into two groups: present participles ending in "-ing" and past participles generally ending in "-ed" but sometimes having irregular endings. Present participles describe something or someone, while past participles describe how someone feels or what happened to something. Examples are provided to illustrate the different types of participles.

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Past and Present Participle

This document discusses participles and how to identify present and past participles. It explains that a participle is a form of verb that can act as an adjective, and participles fall into two groups: present participles ending in "-ing" and past participles generally ending in "-ed" but sometimes having irregular endings. Present participles describe something or someone, while past participles describe how someone feels or what happened to something. Examples are provided to illustrate the different types of participles.

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Complete the statement by

using the verb in the


parentheses to describe the
following pictures
_____woods(burn) ______stick (burn)

burning burnt
____temperature (freeze) ______pond (freeze)
Freezing frozen
_____stamps (collect) _____stamps (collect)

Collecting collected
_____ glass(break) _______leg (break)
Breaking broken
______ice (crack) _____screen(crack)

Cracking cracked
What do you call the verbs that are used to
describe the following pictures?

PARTICIPLES
A participle is a form of
verb that can act as an
adjective.
Participles fall into two groups:
present participles and past participles.
You can identify these two different types
of participles by their endings.
Present participles end in –ing. Past
participles generally end in –ed but may
also have irregular endings such as –t and
–en.
Present Participle (-ing) is used to
describe something or someone.

Ex. The interesting show is worth to


watch.
Past Participle (-ed) is used to
describe how someone feels or what
happen to something.

Ex. Interested, Jack watched the show.


Present or past?
burning cracked
burnt building
freezing built
frozen breaking
cracking broken
Write whether the underlined word is a verb
or a participle.
• The train is arriving on Track 7.
• The theatrical company has been touring major
cities.
• The moving truck arrived an hour late.
• The directions confused her.
• Usually, by this time of the year, the pond has
frozen.
•The ___(whine) sound came from the
engine of the car. (present)
•___(disgust), Len walked away without
saying goodbye. (past)
•We remind him of his ___(forget) promise.
(past)
•The ___(cry) baby had a wet
diaper.(present)
•His ____(hurt) feelings will never be cured.
(past)
In each of the sentences that follow. Underline the participle and
encircle the word it describes. Indicate whether it’s a Present or Past
participle.
1.The crying baby had a wet diaper.
2. A shouting crowd greeted us.
3. The cracked vase cannot be repaired.
4. The burning log fell off the fire.
5. Smiling, she hugged the panting dog.
6. We remind him of his forgotten promise.
7. The overloaded car gathered speed slowly.
8. We greeted the presiding officer.
9. He held out his bitten finger .
10.The captured rebel died after a few days.

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