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→participles and gerunds
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* types: | * types: | ||
* participles | * participles | ||
** present participle | ** present participle: | ||
*** verb form using -ing that | *** verb form using -ing that can also act as an adjective or an adverb | ||
** past participle: | ** past participle: | ||
*** past tense verb form that | *** past tense verb form that can also act as an adjective or an adverb | ||
** gerund | ** gerund | ||
*** verb form using -ing that acts as a noun | *** present participle verb form (using -ing) that acts as a noun | ||
==== present participle ==== | ==== present participle ==== | ||
* uses the -ing form of a verb as an adjective or an adverb | * uses the -ing form of a verb as an adjective or an adverb | ||