Participles

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Participles
What are participles?
End with -ing
Look at the verb table below and find out the
answers.
Infinitive past Present Participle Past Participle
bore bored boring bored
interest interested interesting interested
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Participles
What are participles?
End with -ed
Look at the verb table below and find out the
answers.
Infinitive past Present Participle Past Participle
bore bored boring bored
interest interested interesting interested
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Participles used as adjectives
Present participles are usually active
Examples
1a. The boring teacher talked for hours.
1b. The bored students fell asleep.
Past participles are usually passive
2a. I read an interesting magazine yesterday.
2b. The magazine receives a lot of support
from interested readers.
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More examples
3a. It was an exciting concert. 3b. The excited
fans screamed during the concert.
4a. Many young people experience troubling
situations. 4b. The Samaritan Befrienders Hong
Kong receives calls from troubled young
people.
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Participle Phrases
What is a participle phrase?
A participle phrase is made up of a participle
object / meaningful expression.
A participle phrase describing the noun before,
ie. young people.
Example
We get calls from young people worried about
relationships.
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A phrase begins with a present participle.
(Active)
More examples
1a. Look at the boy. 1b. Look at the boy
climbing the tree.
2a. The man has missed the bus. 2b. The man
running down the street has missed the bus
A phrase begins with a past participle. (Passive)
3a. The fans stood up and danced. 3b. The
fans, excited by the concert, stood up and danced.
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Participle phrases as adverbs
We can use participle phrases to join two ideas
together.
An adverbial phrase giving a reason
HOW?
Examples
Feeling upset and confused, the girl called the
Samaritans Befrienders Hong Kong.
Who feel upset confused? The girl in the main
course.
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Notice the changes made.
More examples
1a. The girl felt upset and confused. She
called the Samaritan Befrienders Hong
Kong. 1b. Feeling upset and confused, the girl
called the Samaritan Befrienders Hong
Kong.
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A participle phrase joining 2 actions which
happen together.
2a. Ellen listened to the girl. She wished she
could help her. 2b. Ellen listened to the girl,
wishing she could help her.
A participle phrase joining 2 actions, one of
which happens during the other.
3a. He was injured when he was crossing the
road. 3b. He was injured crossing the road.
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Try exercise 3
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