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Participle Adjectives For Intermediate learners

Understand how to use participle adjectives like 'excited' and 'exciting' in sentences. Practical examples and exercises are included for easy learning.

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What Are Participle Adjectives?

What Are Participle Adjectives?

Participle adjectives are adjectives that are formed from the participle form of a verb and modify nouns or pronouns.

Participle Adjectives: Types

There are two types of participle adjectives:

Verb + '-ed' (present participles)

Verb + '-ing' (past participles)

Here are a few examples:

Example

The book is interesting.

He was excited.

Present Participle

The present participle is formed by adding '-ing' to the base form of the verb. Here are a few examples:

Example

You are annoying.

The play was boring.

Past Participle

Past participles are formed by adding an '-ed' to the base form of the verb. Look at some examples:

Example

I was worried.

He is bored.

Review

Participles can be used to show the cause and effect of feelings between people or things. They are categorized into two groups:

Past participle

Present participle

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Jul 2023
Verb + '-ed' (present participles) Verb + '-ing' (past participles) Places changed (Past participles are formed by adding an '-ed')
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