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Each grammar topic comes with one free exercise where you can review the basics, as well as many more Lingolia Plus exercises where you can practise according to your level. The past participles of all regular verbs end in ed, but the past participles of irregular verbs vary considerably. In the passive, we form the p erfect participle with having been + past participle Example: Having been left on the meadow by the farmer, the sheep ran around all day.

We can use participles to form participle clause s which shorten complex sentences. There are three kinds of participles in English grammar: present participle or -ing form, past participle and perfect participle. In the active, we form the perfect participle with having + past participle Example: Having run around on the meadow all day, the sheep were tired. Participles are verb forms that function as adjectives, nouns or as part of a compound verb tenses. The perfect participle can be used in both the active and the passive. Having run around on the meadow all day long, they were tired. … the action takes place over a longer period of time until another action.Įxample: They had been running around on the meadow all day long so that they were tired.

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→ Having eaten so much grass, they were full up.

… the action has already been completed before the other action begins.Įxample: They were full up because they had eaten so much grass.

We use the perfect participle to form participle clauses, when …

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Perfect Participle How to use the perfect participle → The sheep were just standing there wagging their tails.

in order to shorten an active clause that is attached to another clause that shares the same subject (see Participle Clauses)Įxample: The sheep were just standing there.

Go dancing/shopping/swimming/walking/… Example: I often go walking in the countryside.

after go/come, in order to express an activity (see also table).

Illustrates the progress of an action (they were grazing the whole time) I saw them pooing on the grass!ĭepending on accentuation, can express disgust or disapproval

after verbs of sensation (feel, find, hear, listen to, notice, see, smell, watch) + object, in order to emphasise the progress of an action or a value judgement such as admiration or disapproval (see also table).

as a gerund Example: They were only interested in grazing.

as an adjective to describe an effect (see making adjectives)Įxample: I seemed to be interesting for them.

Present Participle How to use the present participle