Participles and its types

📘 Participles

What is a Participle?

A participle is a verb form that works like an adjective.
It describes a noun.

Example:

• The crying baby needs milk.
• The broken window needs repair.

Here crying and broken describe nouns, so they are participles.

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Types of Participles

There are three types of participles.

1️⃣ Present Participle
2️⃣ Past Participle
3️⃣ Perfect Participle

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1️⃣ Present Participle

Present participles end with –ing.

They describe something happening now.

Examples

• The running boy is my brother.
• The barking dog is loud.
• The shining sun is bright.

Here the participles are:
running, barking, shining

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2️⃣ Past Participle

Past participles usually end with –ed, –en, –d, –t.

They describe completed actions.

Examples

• The broken chair is old.
• The fallen leaves are dry.
• The written letter is on the table.

Participles:
broken, fallen, written

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3️⃣ Perfect Participle

Perfect participles show an action completed before another action.

Structure:

Having + past participle

Examples

• Having finished the work, he went home.
• Having eaten dinner, she slept.

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Quick Summary

Type	Form	Example
Present participle	verb + ing	running boy
Past participle	verb + ed/en	broken glass
Perfect participle	having + past participle	having finished

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✏️Worksheet – Identify the Participle

A. Underline the participle in each sentence

1. The crying baby woke everyone.
2. The broken window was repaired.
3. The running boy won the race.
4. The fallen leaves covered the ground.
5. The barking dog scared the children.
6. The written letter was sent yesterday.
7. Having completed the work, he rested.
8. The shining stars looked beautiful.
9. The burnt toast tasted bad.
10. Having eaten lunch, they went to play.

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B. Fill in the blanks with the correct participle

11. The ______ (cry) baby needs milk.
12. The ______ (break) chair is useless.
13. The ______ (run) boy is my cousin.
14. The ______ (fall) leaves are everywhere.
15. The ______ (bark) dog chased the cat.
16. The ______ (write) letter is on the table.
17. ______ (finish) the homework, she watched TV.
18. The ______ (shine) sun is very bright.
19. The ______ (burn) cake smelled bad.
20. ______ (complete) the test, he left the room.

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C. Choose the correct participle form

21. The ______ boy is my brother. (run)
22. The ______ glass is dangerous. (break)
23. The ______ dog woke the baby. (bark)
24. The ______ leaves covered the road. (fall)
25. The ______ cake tastes delicious. (bake)
26. The ______ letter was sent yesterday. (write)
27. The ______ sun warmed the earth. (shine)
28. The ______ student answered correctly. (smile)
29. The ______ child was laughing. (dance)
30. The ______ food smelled good. (cook)

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✅ Answers

1. crying
2. broken
3. running
4. fallen
5. barking
6. written
7. having completed
8. shining
9. burnt
10. having eaten
11. crying
12. broken
13. running
14. fallen
15. barking
16. written
17. having finished
18. shining
19. burnt
20. having completed
21. running
22. broken
23. barking
24. fallen
25. baked
26. written
27. shining
28. smiling
29. dancing
30. cooked

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