The Participles 11 form (18.04)

Отож, переглянемо ще раз форми дієприкметників.

Випиши в зошит приклади з present, past and perfect participles (обговоримо їх у Zoom - conference)

Present participle clauses

Here are some common ways we use present participle clauses. Note that present participles have a similar meaning to active verbs.

• To give the result of an action
  The bomb exploded, destroying the building.

• To give the reason for an action
  Knowing she loved reading, Richard bought her a book.

• To talk about an action that happened at the same time as another action
  Standing in the queue, I realised I didn't have any money.

• To add information about the subject of the main clause
  Starting in the new year, the new policy bans cars in the city centre.

  Past participle clauses

  Here are some common ways that we use past participle clauses. Note that past participles normally have a passive meaning.

  • With a similar meaning to an if condition
    Used in this way, participles can make your writing more (If you use participles in this way, … )

  • To give the reason for an action
    Worried by the news, she called the hospital.

  • To add information about the subject of the main clause
    Filled with pride, he walked towards the stage.

  Perfect participle clauses

  Perfect participle clauses show that the action they describe was finished before the action in the main clause. Perfect participles can be structured to make an active or passive meaning.

Having got dressed, he slowly went downstairs.
Having finished their training, they will be fully qualified doctors.
Having been made redundant, she started looking for a new job.

Participle clauses after conjunctions and prepositions

It is also common for participle clauses, especially with -ing, to follow conjunctions and prepositions such as before, after, instead of, on, since, when, while and in spite of.

Before cooking, you should wash your hands. 
Instead of complaining about it, they should try doing something positive.
On arriving at the hotel, he went to get changed.
While packing her things, she thought about the last two years.
In spite of having read the instructions twice, I still couldn’t understand how to use it.

Now it's time to practise!

Let's do the test on Participles