![]() ![]() ![]() Verbs as we use them in English have two elements, tense ( when a thing happens: past or present, future) and aspect ( the way that a thing happens in relation to the flow of time: simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous). Since participles deal with aspect, let's tackle that one first. Past participles are the form of a verb that is preceded by either "have" or "has" and can also be used as an adjective ("All I had left was a half- eaten sandwich"). Gerunds (aka present participles, aka the continuous form) are the verb form that ends in "ing" and which can also be used as either a noun or an adjective ("I really appreciate your giving me a ride home!" and "That screaming guy was at it again, screaming last night," respectively). The infinitive is the verb before any conjugations have been made. The infinitive form of a verb is just the basic form that the word takes when we think of the word for any action, like "jump" or "eat" or "sleep" or "love" (technically, these are "bare" infinitives, but don't worry about it). ![]() Declension has nothing to do with verbs (nouns, pronouns, and adjectives are declined verbs are conjugated), and it's not especially clear what u/SkipToTheEnd is trying to get at anyway, but here is my attempt to answer your question. ![]()
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