A participle is...

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an action verb preceded by the word "to."
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a verb form functioning as an adjective.
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a verb form functioning as a noun.
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a verb phrase.

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A participle is a verb form functioning as an adjective. Participles are often used to modify nouns and can be present (ending in -ing) or past (usually ending in -ed for regular verbs). For example, in the phrase "the running water," "running" is a present participle modifying "water."