present participle
Verb's "-ing" version
A present participle is a verb form ending in -ing that expresses ongoing action: running, thinking, being.
It combines with auxiliary verbs to form progressive tenses: She is sleeping, They were dancing.
Present participles also function as adjectives: a growing concern, the setting sun.
The term distinguishes this form from past participles, which typically end in -ed.
- verbal adjectiveRelating to words
- non-finite verbVerb unmarked for tense
- verb formInflected action word
- action wordTerm denoting activity
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present participlepast participle
Completed action form
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