Present Active Participles

The present active participle is often translated as the “-ing” form of the verb; for example, “singing”, “laughing”, “praising”, “hearing.” This is easy to confuse, however, with the gerund, a verbal noun that also ends in -ing.

1. How do you make a present active participle?
2. What is an example of a present participle?
3. Is present participle active or passive?
4. What is a present passive participle?

How do you make a present active participle?

1) Present Active Participles form off the first principle part of the verb, adding -ns to the stem. They decline as a third declension adjective of one termination. They are all i-stems.

What is an example of a present participle?

The “-ing” form of a verb is called the present participle. Present participles can be used as adjectives (e.g., “a thrilling story”) and to form the continuous verb tenses (e.g., “We are partying”).

Is present participle active or passive?

There are two types of participles: present participles and past participles. Participles may also be identified with a particular voice: active or passive. In English the present participle is essentially an active participle, while the past participle has both active and passive uses.

What is a present passive participle?

(grammar) A participle indicating an ongoing or completed action or state in the passive voice, where a noun modified by the participle is taken to represent the patient of the action denoted by the verb.