Present Participle Verb Song

Present Participle Verb Song

Present Participle Verb Song by Christopher Rudolph

A present participle in English is a verb form that typically ends in “-ing” and is used to indicate actions that are ongoing or incomplete at the present time or actions that occur simultaneously with another action. Present participles can function as part of verb phrases, adjectives, or adverbs.

As part of verb phrases, present participles indicate continuous or progressive aspects of actions. For example:

  • “She is reading a book.” (Present participle “reading” indicates the ongoing action.)
  • “They were playing soccer in the park.” (Present participle “playing” indicates the ongoing action in the past.)
  • “I have been working on this project for hours.” (Present participle “working” indicates the ongoing action extending over a period of time.)

Present participles can also function as adjectives to describe nouns. For example:

  • “The barking dog woke up the entire neighborhood.” (Present participle “barking” describes the dog.)
  • “She saw a group of laughing children in the playground.” (Present participle “laughing” describes the children.)

In some cases, present participles function as adverbs to modify verbs. For example:

  • “He left the room smiling.” (Present participle “smiling” modifies the verb “left.”)

This Present Participle Verb Song teaches about that Present Participle Verbs end in “ing.”

Present Participle Verb Song © Rudolph

Verb, Verb, Verb,
What do you want to do?

Skipping, Skiing, Slipping, Seeing
Boating, Bending, Blending, Being
 

Verb, Verb, Verb
What do you want to do?

Catching, Creeping, Casting, Clinging
Shrinking, Sliding, Scooting, Singing
 

Verb, Verb, Verb
What do you want to do?

Learning, Leaving, Lending, Leaping
Paying, Proving, Putting, Peeping
 

Verb, Verb, Verb
What do you want to do?

Thinking, Thawing, Thrusting, Thriving
Digging, Diving, Drawing, Driving
 

Verb, Verb, Verb
What do you want to do?

Wishing, Whipping, Winking, Whirling
Twisting, Turning, Tucking, Twirling
 
Verb, Verb, Verb
What do you want to do?

Noting, Nodding, Nailing, Needing
Running, Rubbing, Racing, Reading
 

Verb, Verb, Verb 
What do you want to do?

Gripping, Grinning, Grabbing, Glowing
Fooling, Floating, Flying, Flowing 

Verb, Verb, Verb
What do you want to do?             

by – Christopher Rudolph

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