| 单词 | present participle |
| 释义 | present participle (once / 57656 pages) n In English grammar, the present participle is a verb that ends in –ing, as in “I am eating this cookie.” It can also be adjective, as in “I stole the cookie from the sleeping child.” Now give it back. As a verb, the present participle is used for the progressive verb forms, which express action that is ongoing (like "is ongoing" in this sentence). It uses a helping verb and the good news is that it always ends in –ing. In addition to continuous action, present participles are often used as adjectives, like that “sleeping” child, who might wake up and have a “hair-raising” tantrum. WORD FAMILYpresent participle: present participles USAGE EXAMPLESThey also make the dative plural of the third declension in -εσσι, and the perfect participle active is declined like a present participle in -ων. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2011) A minor mannerism of Whittier is his frequent use of the present participle in ing, with the verb to be; "is flowing," "is shining," etc. Kennedy, W. Sloane, John Greenleaf Whittier—His Life, G...(2011) In the next line it occurs as a present participle. Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William), Lancelot of the Laik—A Scottish Met...(2011) n a participle expressing present action; in English is formed by adding -ing Hyper participial, participle a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses |
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