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Using Present and Past Participles
Correctly

Participles are adjectives made from verbs. Present participles end in -ing
and describe an experience or a person who is causing an experience.
Past participles end in -d, -ed, -en, -n, and -t. A past participle describes a
person's response to an experience.

Not:     He was tiring because he had worked for ten
              hours.

But:     He was tired because he had worked for ten
              hours.

Not:     The film was interested, but it ran too long.

But:     The film was interesting, but it ran too long



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