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 p pp preceded by to be

Correct or Incorrect? If Incorrect, please correct it! The spices flavoring the meal were quite distinctive.The spices flavoring the meal were quite distinctive. The advertisements were announcing the half-day sale received a lot of attentionThe 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!