There are three types of participle: the present participle (writing), the past participle (written) and the perfectThe aspect expressing completion. E.g.: He’s finished university. participle (having written). The present and the perfect participles also have a passive form (being written and having been written).

The present and past participle used in tenseA grammatical category that is marked by verb inflection. To express when an event or action happens in time or when a state exists, we use tenses.s

Present participles are used in continuousThe aspect expressing duration, formed with be + verb-ing. E.g.: What are you doing? tenses.

It was getting darker and darker.

Past participles are used in perfect tenses.

I’ve just bought a new processor.

The past participle used in passive voiceThe form of the transitive verb that shows whether the subject acts (active voice) or is acted upon (passive voice).

The train was packed with people.

Note that in certain structureThe way in which the parts of a sentence, clause or expression are arranged. E.g.: make somebody + infinitive in "The teacher made me rewrite the composition."s a present participle may also appear.

His novel is being published next month.

• FEEL, HEAR, SEE, WATCH, LISTEN, NOTICE + somebody / something + present participle
• GO and COME + present participle
• The past participle replacing a clause
• The perfect participle replacing a clause
• The present and past participles used as adjectives
• The present participle replacing a clause
• The present participle in certain phrases

Verbs followed by TO + infinitive
The use of non-finite forms FEEL, HEAR, SEE, WATCH, LISTEN, NOTICE + somebody / something + present participle