BAHASA INGGRIS BISNIS 2

BAHASA INGGRIS BISNIS 2

1.      explain about skill 4 or 5 with supported theory or reference

I choose to explain the skill 4, Present Participle.

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

Present participle is a form of verb that uses “-ing” with the base of the word. Most of the times, it performs the function of an adjective, though it also works as a verb or a subject in construction. This verb form is completely regular. It is also known as a “-ing” form, and uses the auxiliary form “be” to express a progressive aspect of the tense

Example verb : to laugh :

Here's the present participle: laughing

·         Here it is used as an adjective: The laughing gnome

·         Here it is used to form a verb tense: The gnome was laughing.

There are two types of participles:

·         The Present Participle

(ending "-ing")

The Past Participle

(usually ending "-ed," "-d," "-t," "-en," or "-n")

Present and past participles are non-finite verb.  (A non-finite verb is a verb that, by itself, does not show tense. This means if you look at just a participle, you cannot tell if you're dealing with the past tense, present tense, or future tense.) 

Function of Present Participle

The function of a present participle is to serve as an adjective, a verb, or a gerund. However, it is mostly used as a verb and an adjective to describes nouns and other verbs. Its use is more important in writing than in speaking. It also is used to combine or shorten active senses that have the same subjects or may be used after sense verbs. In addition, it can appear as a participle clause that is helpful in writing to place different kinds of information in a single sentence. When used as a gerund, it is mostly in the noun form used as a subject of a sentence.

Example question of Present Participle : 

1. I am working.

2. He was singing.

3. She went shopping.

4. I go running every morning.

5. I heard someone singing.