Participle Lesson

Form and Function of Participles

Forming Participles

-add 'ed' to the end of a verb : played, jumped, talked

​-change the verb ending to 'n' or 'en' : flown, broken, eaten
-change the vowel sound in the verb : sing -- sung, swim -- swum

Past Participles

-add 'ing' to the end of a verb

​-remove the 'e' before adding 'ing' to verbs like type -- typing
-add an extra consonant to verbs like run -- running

Present Participles

Multiple Select

Which words are present participles?

• eating

• eaten

• cooking

• ran

Multiple Select

Which words are past participles?

• eaten

• written

• formed

• raining

Match

Match the following verbs to the past participles.

• swim

• take

• give

• fly

• go

swum

taken

given

flown

gone

• swum

• taken

• given

• flown

• gone

Open Ended

Give 5 examples of present participles.

Function of Present Participles

Sometimes present participles are used as verbs with these helping words: am, is, are, was, were.
Example: I was running on the track.

Sometimes present participles are used as nouns (things).
Example: Running is difficult.

Multiple Choice

What function is the present participle in this sentence:

She is singing at the concert tonight.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

Multiple Choice

What function is the present participle in this sentence:

Singing is scary to do in front of an audience.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

Categorize

Options (6)

Calling my mom every day is important to me.

Surfing is something you can do in California.

They are staying at my aunt's house.

Mariah is going to the party later.

I enjoy cooking.

I am playing basketball this year.

Organize these options into the right categories

Noun

Verb

Open Ended

Write two sentences.

Your first sentence should use a present participle as a verb.

Your second sentence should use a present participle as a noun.

Function of Past Participles

Sometimes past participles are used as verbs with these helping words: have, has, had, will have.
Example: I have never eaten sushi before.

Sometimes past participles are used as adjectives (describing words).
Example: We saw the crashed airplane.

Multiple Choice

What function is the past participle in this sentence:

The students had finished their homework by the time the bell rang.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

Multiple Choice

What function is the past participle in this sentence:

The torn shirt is hers.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

Categorize

Options (6)

We have seen that movie before.

They will have graduated by the time I turn 34.

Nancy has answered her phone in class.

We threw away the broken phone.

The invited guests were late to the party.

They floated over the sunken ship.

Organize these options into the right categories

Verbs

Adjectives

Open Ended

Write two sentences.

Your first sentence should use a past participle as a verb.

Your second sentence should use a past participle as an adjective.

Poll

How well do you understand forming and using participles?

• I am a professional and I could teach this to someone else.

• I understand most times, but I still make little mistakes.

• I need a little more practice to understand better.

• I have no idea what anything is, I need a lot of help.