The Present Participle
THEORY A present participle is a form of a verb that uses '-ing' with the base of the word. For example, ' drink' is the base form of the verb to drink . The present participle of 'drink' is drinking . Other examples of present participles include walking, singing, eating. Most of the time, present participle performs an adjective. For example, The winning athlete gets a trophy," the present participle winning describes the noun athlete . A present participle is part of the verb if preceded by the verb "be". For example: "The boy is climbing the tree". The present participle also known as a "-ing" form, and uses the auxiliary form "be" to express a progressive aspect of the tense. For example: "She is sitting now," this sentence indicates when she is in the process of sitting . EXAMPLES 1. The woman _____ sitting in the yard is my aunt. A. now B. is C. she