Perfect participle and Present participle

Perfect participle

Perfect participle noun - A participle that expresses completed action.

Present participle and perfect participle are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Present participle" with "Perfect participle", this phrases are similar.

Present participle

Present participle noun - A participle expressing present action; in English is formed by adding -ing.

Perfect participle and present participle are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Perfect participle" with "Present participle", this phrases are similar.
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