Participles

PARTICIPLES

PARTICIPLES

• AS ADJECTIVES:
• Verb+ING (active)
• e.g. screaming children (they are doing it themselves)
• Verb+ED OR 3RD FORM (passive)
• e.g. stolen jewellery (was done by someone)

• PARTICIPLE CLAUSES:
• e.g. Feeling tired (participle clause + active), I went to bed (the main clause).
• e.g. The man injured in the accident (participle clause + passive) was taken to hospital.

PARTICIPLE CLAUSES

• 1) The man injured in the accident (participle clause + passive) was taken to hospital.
• 2) Feeling tired (participle clause + active), I went to bed (the main clause).

HAVING +3rd FORM OF THE VERB

• HAVING +3rd FORM OF THE VERB
• e.g. Having found (participle clause + the action happened before another action) a hotel, they looked for somewhere to have dinner.
• e.g. Having finished our work, we went home.
• AFTER
• e.g. After finishing our work, we went home.
• WHILE/WHEN
• e.g. Jim hurt his arm while playing tennis. (while he was playing)

Choose the correct option.

• Some kids discovered the stolen money hiding/hidden in a garden.
• The police on this motorway are busy fining/fined people for speeding.
• I have often met people collecting/collected shells on the beach.
• Drivers fining/fined for speeding risk losing their licences.

From each pair of sentences make one sentence using an -ing clause.

• e.g.She was sitting in an armchair. She was reading a book.
• She was sitting in an armchair reading a book.
• Jill was lying on the bed. She was crying.
• I got home. I was feeling very tired.
• Ann was watching television. She fell asleep.

4. The man slipped. He was getting off the bus.

• 4. The man slipped. He was getting off the bus.
• 5. The boy was crossing the road. He was knocked over.
• 6. The old man was walking along the street. He was talking to himself.
• 7. The fireman was overcome by smoke. He was trying to put out the fire.

Make sentences by using HAVING.....

• e.g. We finished our work. We went home.
• Having finished our work, we went home.
• We bought our tickets. Then we went into the theatre.
• They had dinner. Then they continued on their journey.
• Sue did all her shopping. Then she went for a cup of coffee.