What are Participles in English Grammar?

Participles in English refers to a word formed from a verb. For example - Running, joined, danced, etc. 

There are various types of Participles: 

1. Participle -ing form -- In this type, the verb is formed by adding -ing to the end. For example - jumping, skating, cooking, baking. 

Some example sentences are - 

I am baking right now. 

 

2. Past Participle form - The verb is formed by adding -ed to the end.

For example -  Jumped, Danced, Baked, etc.

Some examples - 

1. I joined him at the shopping mall.

2. It rained last night.

In Irregular verbs, the past participle ends with -en or other variations. For example: Fallen, Struck, Undergone, Laid, etc. 

 

3. Inflection - In this type, the verb gets modified in accordance with its grammatical function. 

For example - Made (Present Perfect tense) is the verb inflected from make.