(grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective or noun. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.

plural of participle

(grammar) A nonfinite verb form that indicates an ongoing action or state and which can function as an adjective.

(grammar) A participle indicating a completed action or state.

(grammar) A participle that modifies a verb in same sentence and which is equivalent to an adverbial clause in English. Adverbial participles may denote time, condition, cause, concession, manner, means, purpose, or attendant circumstance.

plural of past participle

A part of speech present in some languages (e.g. Latin, Hungarian and Georgian) but not in English that gives a sense of something about to happen.

plural of future participle

(grammar) Any participle used as a dangling modifier.

A dangling participle.