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The Present (or Active) ParticipleA. Form The infinitive +ing, e.g. working, loving, sitting. B. Use 1. To form the continuous tenses: He is working. You've been dreaming. 2. As adjectives: running water floating wreckage dripping taps leaking pipes Here there is equal stress on participle and noun. 3. Afterhave + object: He had me swimming in a week. We have people standing on our steps all day. I won't have him cleaning his bike in the kitchen. 4. A present participle can sometimes replace a relative pronoun + verb: a map that marks/marked political boundaries = a map marking political boundaries = people wishing to visit the caves children who need/needed medical attention = children needing medical attention 5. Present participles/participle phrases such asadding/pointing out/ He told me to start early, reminding me that the roads would be crowded. 6. After verbs of sensation (see 120) 7. Aftercatch/find/leave + object (see 121) 8. Aftergo, come, spend, waste, be busy (see 122) 9. Present participles can sometimes replace subject + verb in other main Present Participle after verbs of sensation A. The basic verbs of sensationsee, hear, feel, smell, and the verbs listen / see him passing my house every day. Didn 't you hear the clock striking? She smelt something burning and saw smoke rising. The action in the present participle may be either complete or incomplete:
B. see, hear, feel and sometimeslisten (to), notice andwatch can also be We saw him leave the house. I heard him make arrangements for his journey. The infinitive implies that the action is complete. / saw him change the
C. Comparison of the two forms The participle is the more generally useful as it can express both complete I saw him enter the room, unlock a drawer, take out a document, photograph it and put it back.
D. In the passive the full infinitive is used after verbs of the senses: He was heard to say that the minister had been bribed.
3. catch, find, leave + object + present participle A. catch/find: / caught them stealing my apples. (I found them doing this.) If she catches you reading her diary, she'll be furious. The action expressed by the participle is always one which displeases the I found him standing at the door = I saw him standing/He was standing at the door when I arrived. Withfind the object could be inanimate: He found a tree lying across the road.
B.leave can be used with a participle: I left him talking to Bob = He was talking to Bob when I left. Date: 2015-12-11; view: 1333
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