participle
par|ti|ci|ple /p'ɑːrtɪsɪpəl/ (participles)
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In grammar, a participle is a form of a verb that can be used in compound tenses of the verb. There are two participles in English: the past participle, which usually ends in `-ed', and the present participle, which ends in `-ing'.past par|ti|ci|ple (past participles)
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In grammar, the past participle of a verb is a form that is usually the same as the past form and so ends in `-ed'. A number of verbs have irregular past participles, for example `break' - past participle `broken', and `come' - past participle `come'. Past participles are used to form perfect tenses and the passive voice, and many of them can be used like an adjective in front of a noun.pres|ent par|ti|ci|ple (present participles)
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In grammar, the present participle of a verb is the form which ends in `-ing'. Present participles are used to form continuous tenses, as in `She was wearing a neat blue suit'. They are often nouns, as in `I hate cooking' and `Cooking can be fun'. Many of them can be used like an adjective in front of a noun, as in `their smiling faces'.
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In grammar, a participle is a form of a verb that can be used in compound tenses of the verb. There are two participles in English: the past participle, which usually ends in `-ed', and the present participle, which ends in `-ing'.past par|ti|ci|ple (past participles)
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In grammar, the past participle of a verb is a form that is usually the same as the past form and so ends in `-ed'. A number of verbs have irregular past participles, for example `break' - past participle `broken', and `come' - past participle `come'. Past participles are used to form perfect tenses and the passive voice, and many of them can be used like an adjective in front of a noun.pres|ent par|ti|ci|ple (present participles)
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In grammar, the present participle of a verb is the form which ends in `-ing'. Present participles are used to form continuous tenses, as in `She was wearing a neat blue suit'. They are often nouns, as in `I hate cooking' and `Cooking can be fun'. Many of them can be used like an adjective in front of a noun, as in `their smiling faces'.