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PAST PARTICIPIAL PHRASES
GERUND – Verb (or verb phrase) that acts
like a noun.
PARTICIPLE – Verb (or verb phrase) that
acts like an adjective.
OPEN WITH A PAST PARTICIPLE
PAST PARTICIPLES are just like PRESENT PARTICIPLES except
that they look like verbs in the past tense (85% of the time!)
FOR EXAMPLE:
Infinitive = push
Present Participle = (is) pushing
Past Participle = (have) pushed
BEWARE IRREGULAR VERBS!
Infinitive = fall
Present Participle = (is) falling
Past Participle = (have) fallen
CREATING A PAST PARTICIPLE IN THREE EASY STEPS!
1) Create past participle form of a verb.
2) Add a prepositional phrase or adverb.
3) Attach to the beginning of a sentence (followed by a comma) to help describe
your subject.
CREATING A PAST PARTICIPLE IN THREE EASY STEPS!
1) Create past participle form of a verb.
surprise
2) Add a prepositional phrase or adverb.
3) Attach to the beginning of a sentence (followed by a comma) to help describe
your subject.
CREATING A PAST PARTICIPLE IN THREE EASY STEPS!
1) Create past participle form of a verb.
surprise = (have) surprised
2) Add a prepositional phrase or adverb.
3) Attach to the beginning of a sentence (followed by a comma) to help describe
your subject.
CREATING A PAST PARTICIPLE IN THREE EASY STEPS!
1) Create past participle form of a verb.
surprise = (have) surprised
2) Add a prepositional phrase or adverb.
surprised by the award
suddenly surprised
3) Attach to the beginning of a sentence (followed by a comma) to help describe
your subject.
CREATING A PAST PARTICIPLE IN THREE EASY STEPS!
1) Create past participle form of a verb.
surprise = (have) surprised
2) Add a prepositional phrase or adverb.
surprised by the award
suddenly surprised
3) Attach to the beginning of a sentence (followed by a comma) to help describe
your subject.
Surprised by the award, the actress cried tears of joy.
Suddenly surprised, the man nearly fainted.
LET’S TRY IT TOGETHER!
rob
(have) robbed
robbed of his money
Robbed of his money, the man sank into despair.
write
(have) written
Beautifully written
Beautifully written, the book became a best-seller.
Create five sentences, opening with a past participial phrase, using at
least three of the following verbs:
impress
tear
sting
compare
move
choose
Sentence Pattern practice
• Complete the rest of the sentence. I have started you with the past
participle.
• 1. Accurately thrown, _____________________________.
• 2. Disturbed by the evidence, _________________________.
Sentence pattern practice and review
• Add a past participial phrase at the beginning of each sentence. Make
sure the past participial phrase describes the subject of the sentence.
• 1. ______________, the boy vowed to change his behavior.
• 2. ______________, the ancient vase caused a sensation at the
museum.