Participle I is formed by adding suffix -ing to the stem of the verb.
The participle has a verbal and an adjectival or adverbial character. Its adjectival or adverbial character is manifested in its syntactic functions, those of attribute or AM.
I hated the hollow sound of the rain pattering on the roof - Attribute
Мне был отвратителен глухой шум дождя, стучавшего по крыше.
Having garaged his car, he remembered that he had not lunched - AM
Поставив машину в гараж он вспомнил, что не завтракал.
The verbal characteristics:
- Participle I of a transitive verb can take a direct object.
Opening the door, he went out on the terrace
- Can be modified by an adverb
Leaving the room hurriedly, he ran out.
- Has tense and voice distinctions
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Active |
Passive |
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Indefinite |
taking |
being taken |
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Perfect |
having taken |
having been taken |
