participle

[US]/'pɑːtɪsɪp(ə)l/
[UK]/'pɑrtə'sɪpl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a form of a verb that is used to describe an action or state and that has no specific tense or subject, such as "walking" in "I saw him walking."
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

present participle

past participle

Example Sentences

a past participle of the first conjugation.

They are so participled sensitive.

There are two types of participle in English: the past participle and the present participle.

You managed the project well, considering your inexperience.See Usage Note at participle

the present participle in English is always the morph ‘-ing’.

The teacher will question us on the use of present participles tomorrow.

At the same time the required hypothesis of cohence and non-cohence between second-phase participle and grain boundary is also excluded when the model are worked out from the perspective of geometry.

Real-world Examples

It's a participle adjective; an active participle adjective.

Source: Engvid-Adam Course Collection

Put had before the past participle.

Source: VOA Let's Learn English (Level 2)

Adored is the past participle of the verb adore.

Source: Sara's British English class

In a sleeping baby, the word sleeping is a present participle used as an adjective.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Yes, those " past to present" tenses using have plus a past participle!

Source: Grammar Lecture Hall

And then we have 'would have' and the past participle of the verb.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's grammar class

Well, I'm sure you know the past participle of the verb 'to be' - 'been', right?

Source: Tim's British Accent Class

'Had' is always followed by the past participle.

Source: Emma's delicious English

And in the results clause it's would — 'would have' and the past participle.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's grammar class

Here the participle phrase is used.

Source: TOEFL Writing Preparation Guide

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