Present
Participle
Present
participle or active participle is a word derived from
a verb that ends in “ing” and used as an adjective. It is used as:
1
1. Verbs
in Continuous.
·
I am typing a word in my computer
·
Brown is waiting Cony in her house.
·
We are reading English poetry book.
2. Noun
Modifier.
The noun modified actively does
something.
Compare the two different “ing”
forms ing below.
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Gerund
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Present Participle
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Used as noun
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Used as adjective
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With hyphen
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Without hyphen
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The first word stressed
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Both stressed
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The noun passively does something
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The noun modified actively does
something
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Meaning: profession, something used
for...
e.g : - Dining-room
- Dining-table
- Waiting-room. etc
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e.g :
- Crying child
- Singing bird
- Shining sun
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3.
Used
after verbs of sensation: see, hear, watch, feel, notice, listen to, observe, look at (+ `present participle and V1)
You can hear the children playing
= you can hear the children play.
I see him drawing my
picture = I see him draw my picture.
I watch Mr. Smith painting
his house = I watch Mr. Smith paint his house.
Compare:
a. I
saw her sing. ( I saw the complete action from beginning to end)
b. I
saw her singing. ( I saw her when she was in the middle of something)
The other verbs
followed by present participle ONLY are catch, find, keep, leave, smell WITHOUT V1.
a. The
boss keeps everyone working very hard
b. Can
you smell something burning?
c. She
found him reading her letter.
d. He
will catch all of your throwing chalk.
4. Used
as active participle phrase / adjective phrase.
a. The
boy is my friend. He is wearing a black shirt
The
boy who is wearing a black shirt is my friend.
The boy wearing a black
shirt is my friend ( active participle phrase/adj. Phrase)
b. The
boy is my brother. He is writing a message.
The
boy who is writing a message is my brother.
The boy writing a message is my
brother. (active participle phrase/adj. phrase)
