PRESENT PARTICIPLES
Longman Complete Course for the
TOEFL Test
A Present Participle is the –ing
form of the verb
In structure questions on the
TOEFL test, a present
participle can cause confusion
because it can be either:
A PART OF THE VERB
or
AN ADJECTIVE
Present participle :
PART OF THE VERB
when it is preceded by some form
of the verb BE
Present participle as
PART OF THE VERB
• The man is talking to his friend
Present participle : talking
Preceded by to be is
Present participle :
ADJECTIVE
when it is NOT accompanied by
some form of the verb BE
Present participle as
ADJECTIVE
•The man talking to his friend holds a pen
Present participle : talking
It is NOT preceded by to be
Correct or Incorrect?
If Incorrect, please correct it!
• The spices flavoring the
meal were quite
distinctive.
• The advertisements
were announcing the
half-day sale received a
lot of attention
Exercise
Do exercise
No. 3-8
On a piece of paper
Don’t forget to write
Name, NIM, Date!