1. a) Amar is constructing a big mall with his friends. He decided to
construct it and decorate it with full of wooden work and he cut down
many trees for his work too. In the mid of his construction one of his
friend suggested to go with glass work completely and he left out all the
wooden things he did as such and started his interior decoration work
with glasses. Do you think what Amar did is right or wrong. Justify your
answOT.
annes of deforestation.
Answers
Answer:
We met a boy carrying books.
Knocking at the gate, he was crying bitterly.
Thinking about the problem, he sat down.
He fell down fighting.
The participles used in the above sentences end with-ing. They are called present participles. Please note that present participles represent an action in progress or we may say the action which is incomplete and going on.
3. However, a participle can represent an action which has been completed. In such cases the third, form of the verb is used. Such participles are called Past Participle.
Study the following sentences :
Blinded by dust, the man stopped on the road.
Deceived by friends, he felt very sad.
Time wasted is the time lost.
Tired by walking, he called a cab.
I saw a plant laden with flowers.
Besides the Present Participle and the Past Participle, we have Perfect Participle too. It represents an action completed at some past time.
Use of Participle
4. You can easily see that the ‘continuous tense’ is formed from the ‘present partici¬ple’ with the verb ‘be’.
I am reading. I was reading. I shall be reading.
Similarly, the Perfect Tense is formed with Past Participle with the verb ‘have’.
I have read. I had read. I shall have read