Present Participle

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).