Question

What is present participial?

Answer 1

The present participle: laughing The present participle used as an adjective: The laughing boy. The present participle used to form a verb tense: The boy was laughing. There are two types of participles: The Present Participle (ending -ing) The Past Participle (usually ending -ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n)

Answer 2

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• For example, eat is the base form of the verb to eat.

• The present participle of eat is eating.

• Present participles always end in -ing.

• Other examples of present participles include swimming, laughing, and playing.