Answer:
A participle is a type of verb that can function as a noun or an adjective in a sentence. Participles can be present or past participles. Present participles always end in -ing, and past participles end in -ed unless they are irregular verbs.
Explanation:
The definition above is quite complete, so I will offer some examples here to illustrate the uses of participles.
- Present participles: going, studying, living, dancing, etc.
- Past participles: gone (irregular), studied, lived, danced, etc.
- Functioning as a noun: Studying is the best thing you can do in life.
- Functioning as an adjective: The crying children ran back to their mothers. / The deranged man was seen roaming around town.
