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The Participles

A Participle is a word which is partly a verb and partly an Adjective. Example.

Hearing the noise, the boy woke up.

In the above example the word in bolds shows the characters of both a verb as well as an adjective thus it is a participle.

Participle can be further classified into three types:

1. Present Participle

Those participles which represent a going on, incomplete or imperfect action are known as present participles.

We met a lady carrying a bucket full of water.
Loudly knocking at the door, he shouted for the help.

In the above examples the words in bold represents present participle as they are expressing going on actions.

2. Past Participle

Those participles which represent a complete action or state of thing spoken of are known as past participles.

Deceived by her husband, she lost all charm of life.
We saw a lot of tree laden with mangoes.

In the above examples the words in bold represents past participle as they are showing completed actions.

3. Participle Adjective

Those participles which are used as simple qualifying adjectives in front of noun are called participle adjectives.

He fought a losing battle.
Literacy is the most pressing need of our country.

In the above examples the words in bold represents participle adjectives.

List of Participles

Present Participle	Past Participle
Abiding	Abode/Abided/Abidden
Alighting	Alit/Alighted
Arising	Arisen
Awaking	Awoken
Being	Been
Bearing	Born/Borne
Beating	Beaten
Becoming	Become
Beginning	Begun
Beholding	Beheld
Bending	Bent
Betting	Bet
Bidding	Bidden/ Bid
Binding	Bound
Biting	Bitten
Bleeding	Bled
Blowing	Blown
Breaking	Broken
Breeding	Bred
Bringing	Brought
Broadcasting	Broadcast/Broadcasted
Building	Built
Burning	Burnt/Burned
Bursting	Burst
Busting	Bust
Buying	Bought
Casting	Cast
Catching	Caught
Choosing	Chosen
Clapping	Clapped/Clapt
Clinging	Clung
Clothing	Clad/Clothed
Coming	Come
Costing	Cost
Creeping	Crept
Cutting	Cut
Daring	Dared
Dealing	Dealt
Digging	Dug
Diving	Dived
Doing	Done
Drawing	Drawn
Dreaming	Dreamt/Dreamed
Drinking	Drunk
Driving	Driven
Dwelling	Dwelt
Eating	Eaten
Falling	Fallen
Feeding	Fed
Feeling	Felt
Fighting	Fought
Finding	Found
Fitting	Fit/Fitted
Fleeing	Fled
Flinging	Flung
Flying	Flown
Forbidding	Forbidden
Forecasting	Forecast/Forecasted
Foreseeing	Foreseen
Foretelling	Foretold
Forgetting	Forgotten
Forgiving	Forgiven
Forsaking	Forsaken
Freezing	Frozen
Frostbiting	Frostbitten
Getting	Got/Gotten
Giving	Given
Going	Gone/Been
Grinding	Ground
Growing	Grown
Handwriting	Handwritten
Hanging	Hung/Hanged
Having	Had
Hearing	Heard
Hiding	Hidden
Hitting	Hit
Holding	Held
Hurting	Hurt
Inlaying	Inlaid
Inputting	Input/Inputted
Interlaying	Interlaid
Keeping	Kept
Kneeling	Knelt/Kneeled
Knitting	Knit/Knitted
Knowing	Known
Laying	Laid
Leading	Led
Leaning	Leant/Leaned
Leaping	Leapt/Leaped
Learning	Learnt/Learned
Leaving	Left
Lending	Lent
Letting	Let
Lying	Lain
Lighting	Lit
Losing	Lost
Making	Made
Meaning	Meant
Meeting	Met
Melting	Molten/Melted
Misleading	Misled
Mistaking	Mistaken
Misunderstanding	Misunderstood
Mowing	Mown
Overdrawing	Overdrawn
Overhearing	Overheard
Overtaking	Overtaken
Paying	Paid
Presetting	Preset
Proving	Proven/Proved
Putting	Put
Quitting	Quit
Re-proving	Re-proven/Re-proved
Reading	Read
Ridding	Rid/Ridded
Riding	Ridden
Ringing	Rung
Rising	Risen
Riving	Riven/Rived
Running	Run
Sawing	Sawn/Sawed
Saying	Said
Seeing	Seen
Seeking	Sought
Selling	Sold
Sending	Sent
Setting	Set
Sewing	Sewn/Sewed
Shaking	Shaken
Shaving	Shaven/Shaved
Shearing	Shorn/Sheared
Shedding	Shed
Shining	Shone
Shoeing	Shod
Shooting	Shot
Showing	Shown
Shrinking	Shrunk
Shutting	Shut
Singing	Sung
Sinking	Sunk
Sitting	Sat
Slaying	Slain
Sleeping	Slept
Sliding	Slid/Slidden
Slinging	Slunk
Slitting	Slit
Smelling	Smelt/Smelled
Sneaking	Sneaked/Snuck
Soothsaying	Soothsaid
Sowing	Sown
Speaking	Spoken
Speeding	Sped/Speeded
Spelling	Spelt/Spelled
Spending	Spent
Spilling	Spilt/Spilled
Spinning	Spun
Spitting	Spat/Spit
Splitting	Split
Spoiling	Spoilt/Spoiled
Spreading	Spread
Springing	Sprung
Standing	Stood
Stealing	Stolen
Sticking	Stuck
Stinging	Stung
Stinking	Stunk
Striding	Stridden
Striking	Struck/Stricken
Stringing	Strung
Stripping	Strip/Stripped
Striving	Striven
Subletting	Sublet
Sunburning	Sunburned/Sunburnt
Swearing	Sworn
Sweating	Sweat/Sweated
Sweeping	Swept/Sweeped
Swelling	Swollen
Swimming	Swum
Swinging	Swung
Taking	Taken
Teaching	Taught
Tearing	Torn
Telling	Told
Thinking	Thought
Thriving	Thriven/Thrived
Throwing	Thrown
Thrusting	Thrust
Treading	Trodden
Undergoing	Undergone
Understanding	Understood
Undertaking	Undertaken
Upsetting	Upset
Vexing	Vext/Vexed
Waking	Woken
Wearing	Worn
Weaving	Woven
Wedding	Wed/Wedded
Weeping	Wept
Wending	Wended/Went
Wetting	Wet/Wetted
Winning	Won
Winding	Wound
Withdrawing	Withdrawn
Withholding	Withheld
Withstanding	Withstood
Wringing	Wrung
Writing	Written
Zincing	Zinced