General Information. The Participles (Participle I and Participle II) are Nonfinite forms of the verband thus have the verbal character

The Participles (Participle I and Participle II) are Nonfinite forms of the verb and thus have the verbal character. At the same time the Participles possess adjectival and adverbial characteristics as they are used in the functions consistent with Attributes and Adverbial Modifiers as you'll see later.

Participle I can also be called an Active Participle as it forms an active structure which can be seen if you transform it into a clause:

The girl sitting next to me. ® The girl who is sitting next to me.

Participle II can be called a Passive Participle as it forms a passive structure which can be seen if you transform it into a clause:

The events shown in the film. ® The events that are/were shown in the film.