There are two different participle forms in English. Here’s how they are formed:
Both participles are part of various [verschieden] other grammar constructions, e.g.
On this page, you can learn another common [verbreitet] use of participles: They can be used to replace [ersetzen] relative clauses.
Speakers of English often use participle constructions instead of relative clauses. Compare the following constructions. Both of them have the same meaning.
# | relative clause construction | participle construction |
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1 | One morning I saw a man who walked along the river. | One morning I saw a man walking along the river. |
2 | The person who was walking next to me looked really tired. | The pupil walking next to me looked really tired. |
3 | We visited the city which was mentioned in our travel guide. | We visited the city mentioned in our travel guide. |