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Participles
Gerunds
Infinitives
Participles
• A participle is a verb form that can be used
as an adjective.
Present Participles
• Present participles consist of the plain
form of the verb plus –ing.
– The pouring rain drove us inside.
– Watching the clock, the coach became
worried.
Present Participles
• Although participles are formed from
verbs, they are not used to stand alone as
verbs; however, they may be used with a
helping verb to from a verb phrase.
– The rain was pouring.
– The coach had been watching the clock.
Past Participles
• Past participles usually consist of the plain
form of the verb plus –d or –ed. Others are
irregularly formed.
– A peeled and sliced cucumber can be added
to a salad.
– The speaker, known for her eloquence, drew
applause from the audience.
Past Participles
• A past participle can also be part of a verb
phrase. When it is used in a verb phrase, it
is part of the verb, not an adjective.
– She was told that tickets were available.
– She has corrected her homework.
Practice
1. The prancing horses were loudly
applauded by the delighted audience.
2. The colorful flags, waving in the breeze,
brightened the gloomy day.
3. Swaggering and boasting, he made the
entire team extremely angry.
4. The game scheduled for tonight has
been postponed due to rain.
Check Your Answers
1. The prancing horses were loudly
applauded by the delighted audience.
2. The colorful flags, waving in the breeze,
brightened the gloomy day.
3. Swaggering and boasting, he made the
entire team extremely angry.
4. The game scheduled for tonight has
been postponed due to rain.
Gerund
• A gerund is a verb form ending in –ing that
is used as a noun.
Gerunds
• Singing is fun.
– subject
• Their favorite exercise is running.
– Predicate nominative
• Shelly likes swimming.
– Direct object
• Get special shoes for jogging.
– Object of preposition
***Note: Gerunds could be replaced with IT***
Be careful with gerunds!
• Just because it has an –ing doesn’t mean
it’s a gerund:
– Accepting the coach’s advice, she was
planning to go on with her training.
– Accepting the coach’s advice, she was
planning to go on with her training.
– Accepting is a present participle.
– Planning is part of the verb phrase was
planning.
– Training is a gerund.
Practice
1. Her laughing attracted my attention.
2. By studying, you can improve your
grades.
3. One requirement is boating.
Answers
1. Her laughing attracted my attention.
2. By studying, you can improve your
grades.
3. One requirement is boating.
Infinitives
• An infinitive is a verb form, usually
preceded by to, that can be used as a
noun, adjective, or adverb.
Infinitives
• To love is to care.
– noun
• That was a record to beat.
– adjective
• Ready to go, we loaded the car.
– adverb
• Sabina Miller jumped to shoot.
– adverb
Infinitives vs Prepositions
• To + verb
– To run
– To read
– To talk
• To + noun
– To school
– To him
– To the beach
Practice
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Barbara’s ambition is to fly.
The road to take is the one on the left.
Fred has learned to dance.
I am happy to oblige.
An easy way to win at tennis does not
exist.
Answer
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Barbara’s ambition is to fly.
The road to take is the one on the left.
Fred has learned to dance.
I am happy to oblige.
An easy way to win at tennis does not
exist.