PARTICIPLE ADJECTIVES: '-ed' and '-ing' - All Things Grammar
Consider leading into this activity by writing the twelve verb forms of the participles on the board (for example: confuse, embarrass, interest, etc.) and eliciting/explaining the meanings of any words your students don't know.
Participles: -ing and -ed - The University Writing Center
The -ing ending is added to the root of a verb to create a present participle (e.g., play becomes playing). Its function, explained below, is to form the progressive tense or to act as a verbal (a verb used as a noun or adjective).
Participles as adjectives (-ed/-ing adjectives) - Test-English
Participial adjectives can be distinguished by their endings, either -ed or -ing. They come from verbs, and they are called participial adjectives because they have the same endings as verb participles.
Adjectives ending in '-ed' and '-ing' - LearnEnglish - British Council
Adjectives that end in -ing generally describe the thing that causes the emotion – a boring lesson makes you feel bored. Have you seen that film? It's really frightening.
Participle Adjectives - Perfect English Grammar
We usually use the present participle (ending in -ing) to talk about the person, thing, or situation which has caused the feeling: It was such a long, boring flight (so I was bored). I read a really interesting book about history (so I was interested).
Participles - Purdue OWL® - Purdue University
A participle is a verbal that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed. The term verbal indicates that a participle, like the other two kinds of verbals, is based on a verb and therefore expresses action or a state of being.
English Grammar: -Ed vs. -Ing Lesson | Kaplan International
-Ed vs -ing. Verb + ing is the present participle form of the verb. When this form is used as an adjective, it is “active.” Whatever or whomever is described affects others in the way they are described described.
Adjectives with '-ing' and '-ed' - LearnEnglish - British Council
Learn about adjectives ending in -ing and -ed and do the exercises to practise using them.
Verb Forms: "-ing," Infinitives, and Past Participles
Sometimes both the "-ing" and the past participle ("-ed") forms can function as adjectives. However, each form has a different meaning. The "-ing" and the past participle is bolded in the example sentences below.
Participle Adjectives in English with Examples • Englishan
Mar 8, 2024 · Present participles (-ing) typically indicate ongoing actions or states, while past participles (-ed, -en, -t) indicate completed actions or states. For example, “the running dog” (present participle) versus “the tired dog” (past participle).