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When used verbally, the active participle is closely related in meaning to an :ref:`imperfect<verb_imperfect>` verb.
They are both often used to describe continuous or repeating action and can function as either a
:ref:`non-finite<verb-non-finite>` verbal complement or a :ref:`finite<verb-finite>` main verb.

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It is helpful to classify participles according to
their function in the sentence as a whole: as a :ref:`verb<verb>` (or verbal complement);
as an :ref:`adjective<adjective>`; or as a :ref:`noun<noun>`.
Participles can function independently as their own grammatical entity, but they often
introduce entire clauses that function either as adjectives or nouns.

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An ``active participle`` is a non-finite verbal form with active voice
that can function as a verb (either a main verb or a verbal complement), an adjective, or a noun.
When used verbally, an active participle most often expresses continuous or imminent action.

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:github_url: https://git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_uhg/src/branch/master/content/participle_active.rst
.. _participle_active:
Participle Active
=================
Summary
-------
An active participle is a non-finite verbal form with active voice
that can function as a verb (either a main verb or a verbal complement), an adjective, or a noun.
When used verbally, an active participle most often expresses continuous or imminent action.
.. include:: includes/participle_active-summary.rst
Article
-------
.. include:: includes/participle_article.rst
Active participles express verbal action in :ref:`active voice<stem-voice-active>`, meaning that the person/thing described by the
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Function
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In Biblical Hebrew, it is helpful to classify participles according to
their function in the sentence as a whole: as a :ref:`verb<verb>` (or verbal complement);
as an :ref:`adjective<adjective>`; or as a :ref:`noun<noun>`.
Participles can function independently as their own grammatical entity, but they often
introduce entire clauses that function either as adjectives or nouns.
When used verbally, the active participle is closely related in meaning to an :ref:`imperfect<verb_imperfect>` verb.
They are both often used to describe continuous or repeating action and can function as either a
:ref:`non-finite<verb-non-finite>` verbal complement or a :ref:`finite<verb-finite>` main verb.
.. include:: includes/participle_active-function.rst
.. include:: includes/participle_active-function-heb-aram.rst
.. _participle_active-verbal:
.. _participle_active-verbal-VC:
Functions as a :ref:`non-finite<verb-non-finite>` verbal complement
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
When functioning as a verbal complement, the participle is governed by
the main verb of the sentence and has potential to be translated as past
time, present time, or future time. A verbal participle can express