Question

What is the present participle and past participle of is, am, are? How do you change "Saina is exceptional." to present perfect?

Answer 1

Hint: A present participle is the one which we use to express an active action. Example: Rama is eating. A past participle is the one which we use to express a passive action. Example: Rama has eaten. We will see the present and the past participles of is, am, are in the complete answer below. We will also see the change of sentence “Rama is exceptional “ to present perfect.

Complete answer:
Let us discuss what are the present and the past participle of is, am and are. Present participle is the form of a verb which ends in 'ing' (Having, being, seeing etc.). Past participle is the form of a verb which ends in 'ed', 'en', or 'ne' (Completed, been, written, done, etc.).

It is a matter worth noticing that "is", "am" and "are" are the forms of the infinitive "to be".
Therefore, their present participle will be:
I am being stubborn.
He is being stubborn .
They are being stubborn .

Similarly, their past participle will be:
I have been a mentor.
She has been a mentor.

You have been a mentor. A present perfect is the tense that expresses an action that has taken place in the past and which is still evident, it has not come to an end. Therefore, the given sentence “Saina is exceptional” in present perfect will be “Saina has been exceptional”.

Note: To get a sentence grammatically correct, we need to make proper use of tenses. Tenses determine the time period of an event or an action whether it is in past , present or future. Example: I will go to school tomorrow. (Future).
I am making a documentary. (Present).
I was petrified by the wild gorillas in the woods. (Past).