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Is there a future participle in the English language?

No, there is no separate future participle in the English language.

Here's why:

* English verbs don't have a dedicated future tense form. We use auxiliary verbs like "will" or "going to" to express the future.

* Participles are verb forms used to create different grammatical structures. They're typically used to form compound verb tenses (e.g., "I am *walking*"), adjectives (e.g., "The *fallen* leaves"), or nouns (e.g., "The *rising* sun").

* While we can create participles for other tenses (present and past), there's no "future participle" form.

Example:

* Present Participle: "walking" (used in the present continuous tense)

* Past Participle: "walked" (used in the past perfect tense)

* Future Tense (using auxiliary verb): "will walk"

So, while English has present and past participles, it doesn't have a separate future participle.

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