Present & Past Participle

NO.

Uses

Examples

1

to form present and past continuous tenses with the be-verbs (is, am, are, was, were)

It is raining.

I was watching television at 8pm yesterday.

2

to form compound nouns

Uncle John uses a walking (walk) stick.

There is a big swimming (swim) pool.

3

to describe condition

It is a tiring (tire) job.

It was a frightening (frighten) experience.

I saw an exciting (excite) film.

4

something still happening

All the passengers ran out of the burning (burn) bus.

The crying (cry) child is my niece.

NO.

Uses

Examples

1

to describe feeling

I am tired (tire).

He was bored (bore) with his present job.

2

to form passive voice (passive meaning)

The vase was broken (break) just now.

All the food has been eaten (eat).

3

to form present perfect and past perfect tense (completed)

The baby has already drunk (drink) milk.

I received her letter after I had written (write) to her.

4

something done/cannot be continuous action

The burnt (burn) bus is beyond repair.

The broken (break) chair was repaired.