PRESENT PARTICIPLE
The present participle is most often used in continuous tense sentences.
People more often say present participle with verbs. This is a form of present
participle whose verb is added to the affix ing.
Example
a. She is studying English.
b. I was reading a book last night.
c. The children are watching TV.
Question and Discussion
Question
1. She has … to Medan
five times.
a. been
b. being
2. I think your staff are
… because they have been working hard all day.
a. tired
b. tiring
3. The … city hasn’t been
found.
a. losing
b. lost
4. The organic products
will be … immediately after I receive your payment.
a. sent
b. sending
5. I just saw an
extremely … golden retriever.
a. well
training
b. well
trained
Discussion
1. She has … to Medan
five times.
a. been
(Past participle digunakan pada perfect tense.)
b. being
2. I think your staff are
… because they have been working hard all day.
a. tired
(Participle berfungsi sebagai predicative adjective yang menjelaskan “staff”.
Past participle digunakan untuk membicarakan perasaan “staff” yang telah
bekerja sepanjang hari.)
b. tiring
3. The … city hasn’t been
found.
a. losing
b. lost
(a lost city ~ a city that has been lost)
4. The organic products
will be … immediately after I receive your payment.
a. sent
(Past participle digunakan pada passive voice.)
b. sending
5. I just saw an
extremely … golden retriever.
a. well
training
b. well
trained (well trained ~ terlatih dengan baik)
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