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The present participle is formed by adding -ing to a verb. eg walking
, eating
.
The present participle is used to make:
continuous verb phrases eg - am looking
, is walking
, are eating
a present participle clause eg - I like reading
.
The past participle of a regular verb is formed by adding -ed to the verb eg - walked, listened
For irregular verbs the past participle is formed in different ways eg - know/known
, come/come
, think/thought
. You have to learn these because there are no rules for how they are formed.
Past participles are used to make:
perfect verb phrases - has walked
, have eaten
, had come
passive verb phrases - am known
, is played, are heard
, was eaten
, were lost
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∙ 9y agoPresent participles - verb +ing - reading writing listening
Past participles - For regular verbs the past participle is verb + ed eg walked, listened, grouped
For irregular verbs the past participle varies eg run, eaten, cut, bought,
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