Categories:
- Of perfect: The non-perfect form suggests that the action denoted by participle I is simultaneous with that of the finite verb (F.e. Learning foreign languages you know your native tongue better). The perfect form of participle I indicates that the action denoted by the participle is prior to that denoted by the finite verb (F.e. Having learnt the elements of English we started upon French).
- Of voice: Participle I active denotes an action directed from the doer of the action, while participle I passive denotes an action directed towards it.(F.e. Translating from English into Ukrainian, she should know well both languages::Being translated into many languages, the novel is known all over the world)