U.7 Support: Participles and gerunds explained.

Participles and gerunds may sound complicated and academic, but they're clearly and simply explained below.

What Are Participles? The two types of participles are the present participle (ending ing) and the past participle (usually ending -ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n).Here are some participles being used as adjectives: The Verb The Past Participle The Present Participle To rise the risen sun the rising sun To boil the boiled water the boiling water To break the broken news the breaking news To cook the cooked ham the cooking ham

Particles Vs Gerunds

In English, the present participle has the same form as the gerund, and the difference is in how they are used. When used with an auxiliary verb ("is walking"), it serves as a verb and is the present participle. When used as an adjective ("a walking contradiction") it is also a participle. However, when used as a noun ("walking is good for you"), it is a gerund.

For a more detailed explanation check with those nice people at EDUFIND.COM.

http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/ing-forms/

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