Select the words in the following sentences that are used to modify
nouns, and also imply action or being:—
1. On came the boy running lightly.
2. Hearing the noise, I went to the door.
3. I have a book written in Old English.
A word that _participates_ in the nature of the verb and the adjective
is called a _participle_; as, _Leaving_ the room, we walked into the
garden. I found a treasure _hidden_ in the ground.
A participle qualifies a noun or pronoun, like an adjective, and takes
modifiers like a verb. A participle formed from a transitive verb takes
an object.
A participle that is used to denote unfinished action is called a
=present= or =imperfect participle=; as, _Jumping_ the fence, I ran
across the field.
A participle that is used to denote finished action is called a =past=
or =perfect participle=; as, He gave me a pencil _painted_ red.