In Russian, there are two kinds of participles: active and passive. They each have different uses and ways of forming them.

Active Participles show actions that the subject is doing right now. They come from verbs that aren’t complete yet.

• Example: работающий (working)
• Sentence: Он увидел работающего студента. (He saw the working student.)

Passive Participles describe actions that are done to the subject. They can come from both complete and incomplete verbs.

• Example: сделанный (made, done)
• Sentence: Это сделанная работа. (This is a done work.)

How to Use Participles:

• Active participles usually describe nouns, like people or things.
• Passive participles often show actions that are completed.

Learning the difference between these two types of participles can help you understand and communicate better.