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