Question

Read the following sentence.
The cars passing by are filled with commuters.
Identify the present participle in the sentence.
A. by
B. are
C. passing
D. filled

Answer 1

The present participle in the sentence, The cars passing by are filled with commuters, is C. PASSING.

Present participle are form by the base of the verb plus -ing.

base of the verb - pass

pass + -ing = passing