Grammar practice: ADJECTIVES WITH -ED / -ING
PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES (FORM FROM THE VERB)
Surprise - verb V2 -> surprised V3 /P.P. -> surprised
P.P. - PAST PARTICIPIAL
I was surprised by the news. (how you felt - surprised)
PRESENT PARTICIPIAL - V-ing
The news was surprising. (surprising describes news)
Write - past participle -> written letter (finished action)
close - closed -> a closed door
cook - the cooked dinner
Present participial - describing an action in progress
A crying baby (baby is crying)
A moving car (a car is moving)
A running water (water is running)
NOTES FROM CLASS:
STATE VERBS CAN’T BE USED IN CONTINUOUS
KNOW -> HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN HIM? WRONG: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN KNOWING?
WORK -> DYNAMIC (LONG DURATION -> BOTH TENSES)
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING HERE? / HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED HERE?
DYNAMIC -> SHORT DURATION (P.P.CONTINUOUS)
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN EATING THIS ICE CREAM?
WRITING #2 PROOFREADING (ANSWERS)
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