The participles are those forms of the verb which partake of the nature of both verbs and adjectives. There are two participles: the present participle and the past participle – speaking, spoken, ...

Last week, we talked about how to look up past participles in your dictionary. Here’s a condensed lesson: For any irregular verb, the past tense and past participle are listed right after the entry ...

I want to follow up on the topic of language evolution that I took up in my previous newsletter about how the word “satisfying” has taken on a new meaning among many of today’s kids. The bigger theme ...

We explain all about present and past participle clauses. For more great language tips and programmes visit bbclearningenglish.com ...

Last night, Joe dreamt of Mary. Or would it be better to say that he dreamed of her? More important: How can you know for sure? Past participles confuse a lot of people. Take it from someone whose ...