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GRAMMER & STRUCTURE (PARTICIPLES)

Sentences showing the functions of participles Participle as part of the continuous verb form: I am going to school. I was going to school. I will be going to school. Present continuous

Past continuous

Future continuous

Participle as adjective: The smiling girl is pretty. The radio is broken. Adjective before a noun

Adjective after the verb "to be"

Participle as an adjective that describes feelings: Tom looks bored. Tom is watching a boring movie. Bored: Describes how Tom feels Boring: Describes the movie that causes Tom's boredom

Participles commonly used as adjectives: amusing / amused amazing / amazed boring / bored exciting / excited disgusting / disgusted embarrassing / embarrassed confusing / confused fascinating / fascinated shocking / shocked depressing / depressed annoying / annoyed exhausting / exhausted frightening / frightened horrifying / horrified terrifying / terrified satisfying / satisfied discouraging / discouraged How participles work as adjectives: Example

Verb: To bore Meaning: To make someone feel bored Participles: bored / boring Bored: A person is bored, feels bored Boring: Causes someone to feel bored

Usually a person is "-ed" by something that is "-ing":

I was bored by that boring movie. NOT: I was boring by that bored movie.

Swimming is good exercise.

Participle as gerund, acting as a noun

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