| A | B |
|---|
| a participle is a | verbal adjective |
| a present active participle is translated as | (verb)ing |
| a future active participle is translated as | about to (verb) |
| a perfect passive participle is translated as | having been (verb)ed |
| a present active participle declines like a | 3rd declension adjective |
| a future active participle declines like a | 1st/2nd declension adjective |
| a perfect passive participle declines like a | 1st/2nd declension adjective |
| the nominative masculine singular of the present active participle is built by taking | the present stem + vowel + 'ns' (laud-a-ns) |
| the nominative masculine singular of the future active participle is built by taking | the 4th principle part + 'ur' between the stem and the 'us' (laudat-ur-us) |
| the nominative masculine singular of the perfect passive participle is built by taking | the 4th principle part (laudatus) |
| because a participle is an adjective it has to match its noun in | case, number and gender |
