Question

What form is the underlined verb in the sentence?

The leaves are falling off the trees earlier this year.

A. present participle
B. present
C. past
D. past participle

Answer 1

I guess the underlined word would be "falling." If my guess is right, then the correct answer would be A. Present participle.

Present participle refers to the form of verb that is usually base + -ing. This is used as a continuous form of a verb. In the case of this sentence, the leaves are continuously falling.