{"id":12543,"date":"2021-02-03T11:05:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T18:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/?p=12543"},"modified":"2021-02-03T11:05:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T18:05:26","slug":"teach-participial-adjectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/teach-participial-adjectives\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Teach Participial Adjectives to ESL Students"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Have you ever heard one of your students complain about homework being “bored” instead of “boring”? If so, a review of participial adjectives is in order. Sound daunting? Don’t worry, once you’ve worked through the technical rules of this common grammar structure, you’ll feel more confident to teach participial adjectives to ESL students. Here, we introduce the most commonly used participial adjectives and give you some ideas for how to make a boring<\/em> \u2014 yes, I’m using a participial adjective here! \u2014 grammar class more interesting<\/em> and accessible to your students.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re new to teaching, you\u2019ll want to get initial training and qualification with a TEFL certificate<\/a>. You can explore our online TEFL courses<\/a> to get started!<\/em><\/p>\n

What are participles?<\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s get cracking, then! Participles are words that originate from a verb but are used in different ways.<\/p>\n

A verb + -ing<\/strong> is usually referred to as the present participle. A verb + -ed<\/strong>, like wanted, walked,<\/em> and lived,<\/em> is referred to as a regular past participle, while forms like cut, broken,<\/em> and gone<\/em> are referred to as irregular past participles.<\/p>\n

This should give you an overall idea of what we’re talking about when we refer to participial adjectives. If you’re taking the Bridge 120-Hour Master Certificate course<\/a>, it includes a 40-Hour Grammar Advisor course<\/a> that’ll train you in more depth on the topic.<\/p>\n

How do you identify a participle?<\/h2>\n

As introduced above, a participle is a verb ending in -ing (present), -ed (regular past), or -en\/-d\/-t\/-n\/-ne (irregular past).<\/p>\n

So, when you ask your students to find the participle in a sentence, you could pre-teach a chart of possible endings that they can reference. You can also ask your students to give an example of a word for each ending, allowing for more student involvement in the grammar lesson.<\/p>\n

What are some examples of a participle?<\/h2>\n

Some participles that you can teach in groups with your students could be:<\/p>\n