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STKIP MUHAMADIYAH KOTABU
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
a. The form
The present participle is often referred to as the
“-ing ” form of the verb
Example:
 The sun was shining so I went for a walk
 The man spiking English is our teacher
STKIP MUHAMADIYAH KOTABU
b. Position of present
participle
1. Before noun
Example:
The running water has destroyed the field
2. After noun
Example:
The baby crying woke his mother up
STKIP MUHAMADIYAH KOTABU
3. At the beginning of the sentence
as subject modifier
Example: Lighting the lamp makes all people
can’t sleep well.
4. Present participle after verbs of sensation.
See, hear, feel, smell, listen (to), notice, and watch.
The verbs of sensation can be followed by object +
present participle. Examples:
I see him passing my house every day.
STKIP MUHAMADIYAH KOTABU
5. After catch, find, leave + object +
present participle
Examples: I found him standing at the door.
c. The used of present participle
To form the continus tenses
for examples:
He is working.
He is going to Jakarta.
STKIP MUHAMADIYAH KOTABU
6. As adjectives.
Participles can also be used as
adjectives to describe nouns.
Examples: That is an exciting movie.
The movie was boring.
7. A present participle can sometimes replace a
relative pronoun + verb.
• Children who need medical attention =
• Children needing medical attention.
STKIP MUHAMADIYAH KOTABU
8. A present participle can replace
as/since/because + subject + verb
Examples:
Being a student he was naturally interested in
meseum = because/as he was a student…
STKIP MUHAMADIYAH KOTABU
9. A present participle can
replace a main clause.
When one action is immediately followed
by another by the same subject, the first
action can be expressed by a present
participle.
Examples:
• He wrote a letter and sent it to his mother. =
Writing a letter he sent it to his mother.

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present participle

  • 1. STKIP MUHAMADIYAH KOTABU PRESENT PARTICIPLE a. The form The present participle is often referred to as the “-ing ” form of the verb Example:  The sun was shining so I went for a walk  The man spiking English is our teacher
  • 2. STKIP MUHAMADIYAH KOTABU b. Position of present participle 1. Before noun Example: The running water has destroyed the field 2. After noun Example: The baby crying woke his mother up
  • 3. STKIP MUHAMADIYAH KOTABU 3. At the beginning of the sentence as subject modifier Example: Lighting the lamp makes all people can’t sleep well. 4. Present participle after verbs of sensation. See, hear, feel, smell, listen (to), notice, and watch. The verbs of sensation can be followed by object + present participle. Examples: I see him passing my house every day.
  • 4. STKIP MUHAMADIYAH KOTABU 5. After catch, find, leave + object + present participle Examples: I found him standing at the door. c. The used of present participle To form the continus tenses for examples: He is working. He is going to Jakarta.
  • 5. STKIP MUHAMADIYAH KOTABU 6. As adjectives. Participles can also be used as adjectives to describe nouns. Examples: That is an exciting movie. The movie was boring. 7. A present participle can sometimes replace a relative pronoun + verb. • Children who need medical attention = • Children needing medical attention.
  • 6. STKIP MUHAMADIYAH KOTABU 8. A present participle can replace as/since/because + subject + verb Examples: Being a student he was naturally interested in meseum = because/as he was a student…
  • 7. STKIP MUHAMADIYAH KOTABU 9. A present participle can replace a main clause. When one action is immediately followed by another by the same subject, the first action can be expressed by a present participle. Examples: • He wrote a letter and sent it to his mother. = Writing a letter he sent it to his mother.