Participles Flashcards
0
Q
What types of participles are there?
A
Present
Perfect passive
Perfect active
Future
1
Q
What is a participle?
A
An adjective formed from a verb
Like an adjective it describes a noun
Like a verb it describes an action
2
Q
What is a present participle?
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An action happening at the same time as the main verb
Look for a verb ending with -ing
3
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What is a perfect passive participle?
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Look for -atus or -itus
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Q
What is the perfect active participle?
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Only deponent verbs have perfect active participles
Look for having been -ed or having -ed
5
Q
What is the future participle?
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Look for about to… or on the point of…..
In latin look for -urus
6
Q
What is an ablative absolute?
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Shows when an action happened
Has a noun and participle in the ablative case
Look for when the/this ….. was …..
