participle

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Ontos is the Greek participle from the verb “to be” and means “being.”

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Lately I’ve been doing a deep dive into the origins of English grammar, specifically the difference between past participle and present perfect.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2020

From that innocent present participle “encouraging” a mighty fountain sprang.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 2, 2019

He is one of the three writers credited on Too Late for Love, none of whom seem to know how to use the past participle of light correctly.

From BBC • May 12, 2019

A substantial majority of the AHD Usage Panel accept the so-called fused participle, not just in these complicated sentences but in simple ones like I can understand him not wanting to go.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker