THE PARTICIPLES

TYPES OF PARTICIPLES

Present Participles expresses an action in progress Ex: I was eating while you were watching TV Past Participle expresses a finished action. Ex; I have studied Latin

The participles are used with auxiliaries BE and HAVE to make progress, Perfect( finished action) and passive verb forms with BE.

USE: 1-Participles can be used as adjectives before nouns. Ex; An interesting book 2-After BE and other verbs Ex: I am tired He come tired 3-Adjective can have objects Ex: English speaking Canadiens (Not Speakingenglish Canadiens)

4- Other compound structures with participles are also common before nouns. Ex: A recently-built house 5- The adjectives of Present Participles usually have an active meaning. Ex: A boring lesson Past Participle usually have a passive meaning. Ex: I am bored

Participles Clauses

Participles can be used in Participle Clauses to give more information about a noun or a verb. Ex 1: Two men arrested for shoplifting were in their twenties ( The two men who were arrested.). Ex 2: We all rushed out, thinking there was a fire (We rushed out because we thought there was a fire)

Perfect Participles

To show that one action was complete before another started. Ex: Having spent five years in Portugal, I Know the country quite well. ( Because I spent five years )

Use the words in brackets as participles in the gaps. Example:_________ news (surprise) Answer: surprising news
1. a..............waiting.........................boy. (wait) 2. a brokencar .(break) 3. the forgotten.pizza (forget) 4. the workingfather (work) 5. I saw him going.. (go) 6. thetalking.. pupils (talk) 7spoken strictly (speak) 8. the girl living.next door (live) 9. therepaired.. computer (repair) 10.. excited..fans (excite)

Choose the correct answer

It's _b__ how popular American music is around the world. a. surprised b. surprising
I thought the movie "Independence Day" was really __b_ . a. bored b. boring That tall new building in Kuala Lampur really __c_ me! a. fascinate b. fascinating c. fascinates Bryan Adams is a really _b__ singer. a. interested b. interesting c. interest

Fill in the verbs in brackets as participles (present participle or past participle) into the gaps.
Ex:I talked to the man _______ the newspaper. (to read) Answer:I talked to the man reading the newspaper. 1. He saw his friend --------going----------out with Sue. (to go) 2. The bus crashed into the blue car -----driving--down the hill. (to drive)

3. Peter hurt his leg ----doing----karate. (to do)

4. The umbrella ---found--at the bus stop belongs to John Smith. (to find) 5. The people dancing-in the street are all very friendly. (to dance)

Rewrite the sentences replacing the italic part with a perfect participle.

We switched off the lights before we went to bed. we went to bed. The boy asked his mother's permission and then went out to play. Your answer: Having asked his mother's permission the boy went out to play. As he had drunk too much, he didn't drive home himself. Your answer: Having drunk too much he didn't drive home himself. We have written two tests today, so we are very exhausted. Your answer: Having written two tests today we are very exhausted. She filled the washing machine and switched it on. Your answer: Having filled the washing machine she switched it on.

CONCLUSION
Participle

Types

Perfect Participle

Participle clauses

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