Participles
Hi, what is the best way to identify a participle from an action verb as it is very difficult.
Thank you.
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derwent1 participle A participle is a verb form. It has nothing to do with being an action verb or a stative verb (the opposite of an action verb). Every verb has two participle forms associated with it — the present participle and the past participle.
- derwent1 participle A participle is a verb form.
- It has nothing to do with being an action verb or a stative verb (the opposite of an action verb).
- Every verb has two participle forms associated with it — the present participle and the past participle.
- take > taking; taken wait > waiting; waited see > seeing; seen crash > crashing; crashed derwent1 action verb There are two basic types of verbs — stative and dynamic.
- The dynamic verbs are also known as action verbs.
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derwent1participle
A participle is a verb form. It has nothing to do with being an action verb or a stative verb (the opposite of an action verb).
Every verb has two participle forms associated with it — the present participle and the past participle.
take > taking; taken
wait > waiting; waited
see > see
0derwent1Hi, what is the best way to identify a participle from an action verb as it is very difficult.
Thank you.
Which participle are you referring to, as every verb has two - the present participle and the past participle?
The present participle is regular, add the -ing ending to the verb.
The past participle for regular ver
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