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A '''participle''' is a form of a [[verb]] that combines with an [[auxiliary verb]] to indicate certain [[tense]]s.<br>

The [[present participle]] is formed by adding "-ing" to the infinitive and it indicates an acton happening in the present, such as: “The girl is swimming” or “I am thinking.” <br>

The [[past participle]] usually ends in "-ed" (for regular verbs) and it indicates a completed or past action: “The shop was closed" or "The teacher had spoken."<br>

Participles may also function as [[adjective]]s, such as, “Your girlfriend is a charming person.”<br>

A ''dangling'' participle is one that is not clearly connected to the word that it modifies, for example: “Standing at the corner, two children walked past me.” This is clumsy grammar and should be avoided as it can give the impression that the children walked past you ''while'' they were standing at the corner.

A better way to say this would be, “While I was standing at the corner, two children walked past me.”

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