Participles. What are participles?

1.

Participles
What are participles?
End with -ing
Look at the verb table below and find out the answers.
Infinitive
past
bored
Present
Participle
boring
Past
Participle
bored
bore
interest
interested
interesting
interested

2.

Participles
What are participles?
End with -ed
Look at the verb table below and find out the answers.
Infinitive
past
bored
Present
Participle
boring
Past
Participle
bored
bore
interest
interested
interesting
interested

3.

Participles used as adjectives
Examples :
Present participles are
usually active
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.

4.

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.

5.

Try exercise 1 & 2

6.

Participle Phrases
What is a participle phrase?
A participle phrase is made up of a
participle + object / meaningful expression.
Example :
We get calls from young people
worried about relationships.
A participle phrase
describing the
noun before, ie.
young people.

7.

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.

8.

Participle phrases as adverbs
We can use participle phrases to join two ideas
together.
An adverbial phrase
HOW?
giving
a
reason
Examples :
Feeling upset and confused, the girl called the
Samaritans Befrienders Hong Kong.
Who feel upset & confused?
The girl in the main course.

9.

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.

10.

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.

11.

Try exercise 3
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