PRESENT PARTICIPLE

Participle:  Kata kerja yang telah dikata-sifatkan, dan berfungsi sebagai kata sifat yang memberi sifat kepada noun.

Present Participle: Kata kerja + ing

-          mengandung arti aktif

-          menunjukkan waktu sekarang.

PENGGUNAAAN

1. Digunakan sebagai adjective, diletakkan didepan kt. benda yang mendapatkan keterangan sifat itu; sebagaimana kt. sifat biasa.

      Contoh:

1. The poor boy is swept by rushing water.

1. He opened the envelope with trembling hand.

1. Suddenly he was surrounded by ten laughing little boy.

1. In the distance we saw a running horse.

2. At last we come at a small village lying to the north of theriver Brantas.

1. He rode away. He whisled as he went.

2. When I was walking to school. I saw him there.

3. They were happy. They were traveling in Bali

1. He opened the drawer and took out a revolver.

2. She raised the trap door and painted to a flight of steps.

3. We take of our shoes we creep cautiously along passage.

1. She went out, slamming the door.

1. He tried, wounding one of the bandits.

1. I feel, Striking my head against the door and cutting it. 

2. Digunakan sebagai adjective, bisa juga di letakkan dibelakang kata benda yang mendapat keterangan sifat itu, apabila diiringi oleh kata-kata lain; maka participle dan kata-kata yang mengiringinya itu serupa dengan anak kalimat keterangan sifat.

      Contoh:

a.       The Chinese people is the largest community in the world possesing a common 

written language.

(The Chinese people is the largest community in the world which posses  a common written language)

(At last we come at a small village which lies to the north of theriver Brantas)

3.  Bila ada peristiwa yang mempunyai 2 subjek yang sama dan terjadi pada waktu yang bersamaan, salah satu dari keduanya dapat dituliskan dalam present participle.

      Contoh:

= = = He rode away whistling.

= = = Walking to school, I saw him there.

= = = They were happy traveling in Bali.

4. Bila ada suatu peristiwa yang segera diikuti oleh peristiwa lainnya; dan hal itu dilakukan oleh subjek yang sama, maka peristiwa yang pertama sering diungkapkan dengan present participle.

      Contoh:

= = = Opening the drawer he took out a revolver.

= = = Raising trap door and painted to a flight of steps.

= = = Taking of our shoes wecreep cautiously along passage.

5. Bila peristiwa yang kedua merupakan bagian dari peristiwa yang pertama atau merupakan hasil dari peristiwa sebelumnya, maka peristiwa kedua dapat diungkapkan dlm bentuk present participle.

      Contoh:

6.  Present participle dapat juga menggantikan :

            as/ since/ after/ because/ +  S+V

     Contoh:

a.       Not knowing what to do, I telephoned the poice.

= = = (because I didn’t know what to do ............)

b.      Putting down my newspaper, I walked over to the window and looked out.

= = = (After I had put down my news paper..............)

c.       Fearing that the poice recognise him, He never went out in day light.

= = = (As/ because he feared ................)