Present Participle
Present participle atau active participle ialah
verb (kata kerja) yang berujung “ing” : running , passing , reading
dll. Apabila present participle didahului oleh “to be “ maka akan
menjadi progressive form (continous form). Present participle sering
muncul setelah object dari kata kerja : see, hear, smell, feel, watch,
notice, listen to, look at , observe, keep, find, catch , leave yang
berfngsi sebagai adjective atau adverb.
Apabila
present participle (V-ing) muncul di awal kalimat perhatikan dan
diingat bahwa dalam bentuk present participle sudah terkandung beberapa
kata-kata (arti):
A. Example : Walking alone the street , Mr. Yery met his old friend.
Dalam kata “walking” di atas terkandung kata “while” (sedang atau sementara)
B. Example : Having studied at LPIA , Dina went home with her classmate.
Dalam kata” having” mengandung arti kata “after” (setelah)
C. Example : Being ill, my sister had her dinner brought to her bedroom.
Dalam kata “being” mengandung arti kata “because/as since” (karena)
D. Example : Turning to the right , you will find their house.
Present participle akan mempunyai arti kata “ if” (jika) apabila kalimat kedua dalam bentuk “future”
CONTOH KALIMAT PRESENT PARTICIPLE
1. We are drinking a lot this night.
( we are drinks a lot this night )
2. Running down the stairs, Maria slipped and broken her hand.
( Run down the stairs , Maria got slipp and broken her hand)
3. Having completed the english task , my friends felt so great.
(Have complete the english take , my friends feel so great).
4. Being sick, Nurul is absent.
(Being sick, Nurul was absent)
5. Passing the final examination smoothly , you will be a best student in the school.
(Pass the final examination smoothly , you would be a best student in the school).