Question

Which principal part is this verb form?

(is) eating

A.
present participle

B.
past participle

C.
past

D.
present

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

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pres·ent par·ti·ci·ple
nounGRAMMAR
noun: present participle; plural noun: present participles
the form of a verb, ending in -ing in English, which is used in forming continuous tenses, e.g., in I'm thinking, alone in nonfinite clauses, e.g., in sitting here, I haven't a care in the world, as a noun, e.g., in good thinking, and as an adjective, e.g., in running water.

past par·ti·ci·ple
nounGRAMMAR
the form of a verb, typically ending in -ed in English, that is used in forming perfect and passive tenses and sometimes as an adjective, e.g., looked in have you looked? and lost in lost property.

Answer 4

past
adjective
1.
gone by in time and no longer existing.
"the danger is now past"
synonyms: gone (by), over (and done with), no more, done, bygone, former, (of) old, olden, long-ago; literary of yore
"memories of times past"
noun
1.
the time or a period of time before the moment of speaking or writing.
"she found it hard to make ends meet in the past"
synonyms: formerly, previously, in days/years/times gone by, in former times, in the (good) old days, in days of old, in olden times, once (upon a time); More
2.
GRAMMAR
a past tense or form of a verb.
"a simple past of the first conjugation"
preposition
1.
to or on the further side of.
"he rode on past the crossroads"
adverb
1.
so as to pass from one side of something to the other.
"large angelfish swim slowly past"
synonyms: along, by, on
"they hurried past"

pres·ent1
ˈprez(ə)nt/
adjective
1.
(of a person) in a particular place.
"a doctor must be present at the ringside"
synonyms: in attendance, here, there, near, nearby, (close/near) at hand, available
"a doctor must be present at the ringside"
2.
existing or occurring now.
"she did not expect to find herself in her present situation"
synonyms: current, present-day, existing
"the present economic climate"
noun
1.
the period of time now occurring.
"they are happy and at peace, refusing to think beyond the present"
synonyms: now, today, the present time/moment, the here and now
"forget the past and think about the present"

Answer 5

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