An introduction to participles

2. PARTICIPLES
•VERB FORMS USED AS ADJECTIVES
•“IMPENDING DOOM” “SCREECHING BATS” “WISHING WELL”
•“A BELOVED FRIEND” “SPOKEN WORD” “BROKEN RECORD”

3. PRESENT ACTIVE PARTICIPLES
•USE THE PRESENT STEM PLUS –NS, -NTIS TO FORM
•DECLINE WITH 3RD DECLENSION ENDINGS
•USE –ING TO TRANSLATE

4. PRESENT ACTIVE PARTICIPLES
•AMANS, AMANTIS
•“LOVING”

5. PERFECT PASSIVE PARTICIPLES
•USE 4TH PRINCIPAL PART LIKE AN ADJECTIVE
•TRANSLATE LIKE A PAST TENSE WITHOUT A SUBJECT, OR USE
“HAVING BEEN –ED”

6. PERFECT PASSIVE PARTICIPLES
•AMATUS, AMATA, AMATUM
•“LOVED” “BELOVED” “HAVING BEEN LOVED”