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PAST AND PRESENT PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES. Mark is excited because he is going skydiving tomorrow You might ask yourself : what ??? Is the teacher crazy ? What is she talking about ??. Now let´s answer …. How does Mark feel ? What is making him feel that way ?
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PAST AND PRESENT PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES Mark isexcitedbecause he isgoingskydivingtomorrow Youmightaskyourself: what??? Istheteachercrazy? Whatisshetalkingabout??
Nowlet´sanswer…. • Howdoes Mark feel? • Whatismakinghimfeelthatway? • Theanswers are: excited and goingskydiving. Now, excitedis a pastparticiple and tellshow Mark feels. Excitingis a presentparticiple and describes the sport of skidiving
PAST PARTICIPLE • Thesegenerallyend in –ed and describe howsomeonefeels (they can sometimesend in –d, -t, -en, or –n) Examples: • Theboywasfrightenedafterwatchingthe videos. • My motherwasscared of cats.
PRESENT PARTICIPLE They can describe what causes feelings and alwaysend in –ing Examples: • Themoviewasfrightening. • Theridewasamusing.
PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES They can appearafterbeor in front of nouns • Marcos can tellboringstories. • Carla´sstories are boring.
GET + ADJECTIVE and GET+PAST PARTICIPLE The use of GET beforeanadjectiveor a pastparticiple can suggestthatsomethingischangingorstartingtohappen It can befollowedbyanadjective • Luis gotimpatientwaiting in the line topurchasewater. • We are gettingnervouswaitingforthe test results.
Get can alsobefollowedby a pastparticiplewhich in this case willfunction as anadjective • My parentsgetworriedif I don’tcallthemdaily. • Youshouldputonsunscreen. You are gettingsunburned.
The….The COMPARATIVES • The…Theisusedwithtwocomparativestosaythatthefirstthing has aneffectonthesecond • The more youstudy, theeasierthe test willseem. • Thelongerthephonecall, thebiggerthephonebill.