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What are participles?

What are participles? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. plural of participle
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Use positive constructions rather than negative ones, cut out present participles, conditional verbs or the passive voice and redundant adverbs.
How those bright-eyed little boys were martyring auxiliary perfect passive participles and verbs!
Grammar Online: Comprehensive units on the use of passive voice, adjective clauses, and verb participles.
It is not surprising, therefore, that present participles can sometimes function as prepositions.
He knows then how to apply the rules for the agreements that relate to past participles.
The past participles affectus and effectus got borrowed into English as affect and effect.

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