Present Participle
Ø I am feeling a little disoriented.
Ø Two grown men are riding on horse.
Ø She is always joking like a clown or a joker this one.
Ø I am begging you; please give me some of your food!
Ø She is sleeping peacefully now that she took her medication.
A present participle tense is formed by adding a suffix -ing to the verb
Past participle
Ø She smoked cigarettes she found in her mother's purse.
Ø We have stolen mom's makeup kit from her bedroom.
Ø I have talked with my sister on the phone sometime in the past.
Ø He hit my dog with his ugly ball.
Ø You could have frozen to dead because of your stubbornness.
The past participle is a verb formed either by adding a suffix -ed to another verb such as had, was have etc.
The strategy that will help you revise your choice of words to achieve your purpose is to think of what message you want to give such as in an introduction to a topic whereby you want to cover the main points to be expounded on in the main paper or essay or chapter of a book you may be writing to set the stage for their full explanation.
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