Past participle uses.
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My grammar book, the Green Grammar Book, that I'm currently reading describes the past and present participle as verbals. Verbals, according to the book, are verb forms lacking an auxiliary verb to make them grammatically complete.
From the top of my head you need an auxiliary verb to make the present participle complete in any situation, but please correct me if I am wrong.
The opposite could be said for the past participle:
You could say, "He danced." and it would be grammatically correct.
Can someone explain to me what I am missing.
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witty class 696 My grammar book, the Green Grammar Book, that I'm currently reading describes the past and present participle as verbals. Verbs have 'primary' (tensed) forms and 'secondary' (untensed) forms. Take the verb "walk" for instance: PRIMARY (TENSED) FORMS: walked [preterite] walks [3rd sing present] walk [ plain present] SECONDARY (UNTENSED) FORMS: walk [plain form] walking [gerund-participle] walked [past participle] witty class 696 Verbals, according to the book, are verb forms lacking an auxiliary verb to make them grammatically complete I prefer the term 'secondary' forms, since the term 'verbal' has other uses.
- witty class 696 My grammar book, the Green Grammar Book, that I'm currently reading describes the past and present participle as verbals.
- Verbs have 'primary' (tensed) forms and 'secondary' (untensed) forms.
- Take the verb "walk" for instance: PRIMARY (TENSED) FORMS: walked [preterite] walks [3rd sing present] walk [ plain present] SECONDARY (UNTENSED) FORMS: walk [plain form] walking [gerund-participle] walked [past participle] witty class 696 Verbals, according to the book, are verb forms lacking an auxiliary verb to make them grammatically complete I prefer the term 'secondary' forms, since the term 'verbal' has other uses.
- Note that the secondary (untensed) forms can function as heads of non-finite clauses without the support of an auxiliary verb: While [ shopping in town ], I picked up the dry-cleaning.
- " and it would be grammatically correct.
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witty class 696My grammar book, the Green Grammar Book, that I'm currently reading describes the past and present participle as verbals.
Verbs have 'primary' (tensed) forms and 'secondary' (untensed) forms. Take the verb "walk" for instance:
PRIMARY (TENSED) FORMS:
walked [preterite]
walks [3rd sing present]
walk [ plain present]
0witty class 696From the top of my head you need an auxiliary verb to make the present participle complete in any situation, but please correct me if I am wrong.
A participle without an auxiliary verb is possible. It makes a non-finite construction.
Sitting at the cafe with my friends, I suddenly realized that I had left the oven on at home.
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