present and past participle
i have to write if each participle are past or present. are my answers correct
1. everyone has wondered(past participle)what the great detective was thinking(present participle)
2. carol has rescued(past part.)the trembling(present part.)cat.
3. the engaging (present part.) film star has smiled and posed(past part.)for pictures.
4. we were unable to keep warm in the blistering(present part.) wind.
Right on all of them!
Let's go through each sentence to determine if the participles are past or present correctly.
1. everyone has wondered - Correct, this is the past participle.
what the great detective was thinking - Incorrect, this is not a participle phrase. "was thinking" is a verb phrase in the past progressive tense.
2. carol has rescued - Correct, this is the past participle.
the trembling - Incorrect, this is not a participle phrase. "trembling" is an adjective describing the cat.
3. the engaging - Incorrect, this is not a participle phrase. "engaging" is an adjective describing the film star.
film star has smiled and posed - Correct, this is the past participle.
4. we were unable to keep warm - Incorrect, this is not a participle phrase. "unable to keep warm" is an adjective phrase describing "we".
in the blistering wind - Correct, this is the present participle.
So, out of the four sentences, you have two correct answers for the past participle ("everyone has wondered" and "carol has rescued") and two incorrect answers for the present participle ("the trembling cat" and "the blistering wind").