Name: Tri Parwanti
Nim: A320120135
Present and Past
Participle
The present participle is often
referred to as the '-ing' form of the verb.
Present participles are used for
continuous (or progressive) tenses. These include the present continuous, past
continuous and future continuous.
1. The
sun was shining so I went for a
walk.
2. The
man speaking English is our
teacher.
3. He
is smiling to you.
4. That
movies was extremely exciting.
5. Those
toddlers have been sleeping for an hour.
Past
participles are used in a similar manner to present participles.
Past
participles are used with simple perfect tenses (continuous perfect or
progressive perfect tenses take the participle 'been' + the present participle
- have been playing, will have been working, etc.).
1. They had left
for California before she called.
2. I will have bought
the clothes by tomorrow evening.
3. The
labors had been demonstrating for two hours before you came.
4. They had left
for California before she called.
5.
Mary was talking on the telephone when I came
home.