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B3E7
Participles
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A participle is a verb form that can be used either as an
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adjective or as part of a verb. The two kinds of participles
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are present participles (ending in -ing) and past participles
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(ending in -d, -ed, -t, -en, or -n).
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Participle as Adjective
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The
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growing
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 boy dropped in. (present participle)
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The
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grown
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 man dropped in. (past participle)
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Participle as Verb
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The present participle (i.e.,
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 flying
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, in the example below) is
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used with a form of the verb
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be
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 in the progressive tense.
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You can tell whether the sentence is present progressive or
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past progressive by the form of
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be
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    Present progressive
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    The boy
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is
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 flying a kite.
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    Past progressive
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    The boy
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was
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 flying a kite.
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Progressive tense =
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be
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 + present participle
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The past participle is used with a form of the verb
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be
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passive voice (when the subject is acted upon).
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    Passive voice (present)
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    A kite
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is
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 flown by the boy.
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    Passive voice (past)
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    A kite
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was
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 flown by the boy.
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Passive voice =
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be
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 + past participle
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To see more examples using participles in active and
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passive voice, see
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Voice
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More choices
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Tense Choices
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