Present Participles as Adjectives

Present Participles as Adjectives

How can verbs become adjectives?

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What's a Present Participle

• It's just the fancy name for "Verb-ing"

• cook -> cooking

• eat -> eating

• laugh -> laughing

Present Participles as Verbs

• Cook -> I was cooking a few hours ago.

• Munch -> Hambo is munching a zucchini.

• Bake -> Jordan will be baking cookies this weekend.

• Can you tell me which tenses use the present participle as verbs?

• It's the continuous tenses!

Present Participles as Adjectives

• Burn -> That mouse escaped the burning building.

• Sleep -> He was watching a sleeping cat yesterday.

• Confuse -> I don’t want to create a confusing situation.

• Terrify -> The Conjuring is a terrifying film.

• Do you see how present participles can be used as adjectives?

• Present participles can be used as adjective in any tense and in any type of sentence.

Verbs VS. Adjectives

• Verbs tell us about the actions nouns do.

• Adjectives tell us more about nouns--basically extra detail.

• He is flying a kite. -> There is a flying kite right above us.

• They are burning piles of garbage. -> The burning piles of garbage are making a lot of smoke.

• The river was flowing before the drought. -> The flowing river dried out when the drought happened.

Quiz time!

Any questions?

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses the present participle as a verb?

• He is talking to his friend.

• Many of his paintings show the setting sun.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses the present participle as an adjective?

• I heard someone singing.

• It was an amazing film.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses the present participle as an adjective?

• The swimming competition will be held soon.

• Jeremy will be competing in the competition.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses the present participle as a verb?

• Whistling to himself, he walked down the road.

• Chirping birds fly past our house every morning.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses the present participle as an adjective?

• Scurrying mice can often be heard in our basement.

• We were starting to fall asleep before the thunder surprised us.

Multiple Choice

Is the present participle a verb or an adjective in the following sentence?

"The baby is sleeping in his crib."

• Verb

• Adjective

Multiple Choice

Is the present participle a verb or an adjective in the following sentence?

"The blazing forest fires ravaged California this year."

• Verb

• Adjective

Multiple Choice

Is the present participle a verb or an adjective in the following sentence?

"I read a really interesting book about history"

• Verb

• Adjective

Multiple Choice

Is the present participle a verb or an adjective in the following sentence?

"We are visiting the museum in the afternoon."

• Verb

• Adjective

Multiple Choice

Is the present participle a verb or an adjective in the following sentence?

"Many people find spiders frightening."

• Verb

• Adjective

Open Ended

Write 3 sentences that use present participles as adjectives!

Open Ended

Bonus:

Can you write a continuous sentence that includes a present participle adjective?

And we are done!

Do you understand how present participles can be used as adjectives?

Or do you have questions?