Be careful of

present participles
Merliyani Putri Anggraini
Past Participles
VS
Present
Participles
Past Participle
(usually ending "-ed," "-d," "-t," "-en," or "-n")

Present Participle
(ending “-ing”)
Present A present participle is a word that

ends "-ing"
Participles is formed from a verb
is used as an adjective or to form
verb tense.
Examples of Present
Participles in Tenses
 They are coming
 They were coming
 They have been coming
 They had been coming
 They will be coming
 How to use it in a sentence?

Verb Adjective
1. She is winning the contest. 1. The winning girl
2. The men are running. 2. The running men
3. The cat is talking 3. The talking cat
 Forming the Present
Participle
For verbs that end "ie,"
change the "ie" to "y"
and add "ing":
Add "ing" to most
verbs: die  dying
lie  lying
start  starting
walk  walking For verbs whose last syllable
is written [consonant-vowel-
consonant] and is stressed,
double the final consonant
For verbs that end "e," and add "ing"
remove the "e" and add
"ing": stop  stopping
type  typing swim  swimming
write  writing
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