Partizip II is the past participle (similar to the -ed form in English). Example: lachen – gelacht We can use participles as adjectives, to shorten or replace clauses or to build compound German tenses. Learn how to form the present and past participles as well as when to use them in...
Participles Used like Clauses Finally, participles are also used in short phrases that function as clauses. In some cases, the phrase containing the participle drops therelative pronoun: Who's that boy playing the piano? - (Who is that boy who's playing the piano?) That's the man remembe...
Lecture4 Present Participle and Past Participle PresentParticipleandPastParticiple Contents 不定式分句作名词修饰语 -ing分句作名词修饰语 -ed分句作名词修饰语 -ing分句作状语 -ed分句作状语独立分句作状语 Non-finiteverbsandnon-finiteclauses 非限定性分句的分类之修饰语分句 Anyone...
the present participle modifies the adjective hotParticipial phrases (clauses) Participles are used to create participial phrases (also known as participial clauses or participle phrases). These are adjective phrases that begin with a present, past or perfect participle. Participial phrases are used in...
英句语法分析: 现在分词形容词 (Present Participle Adjective)Question: xkf(prepared by: alexcwlin; edited by: Adam Lam)Question:Hi Adam, I am confused by the sentence "Last night she was practically scared to death watching a horror movie." how can the clause join this way? Is there a mis...
C1-04 Present Participle Clause Who is the woman sitting next to Joe? Conversation 1 Man: Who is the woman sitting next to Joe? Woman: Oh, that’s Beth. She’s the new project manager. Man: Oh, really. Huh! I didn’t know anything about her. ...
The present perfect formula for negatives is: [have/has] + [negative] + [past participle] I have not slept well since exams started. My Midwestern friend has never seen the ocean. This structure also works for neither/nor sentences. It’s 11 in the morning, and she has neither eaten br...
VERB MOVEMENT IN DUTCH PRESENT-PARTICIPLE CLAUSES The meaning of the English present participle The Syntax of the Swedish Present Participle The periphrastic, completive and finite use of the present participle in Latin : with special regard to translations of Christian te... ...
The work is exhausting, but it’s also satisfying. Participial phrases A participial phrase is a phrase that begins with a participle and functions as an adjective. Participial phrases are used to modify a noun or pronoun in the main clause of a sentence. A participial phrase at the start ...
Summary Similarities: 1.A present participle or a past participle can be found in each sentence. 2.They are all used as an adverbial. 3.Each participle gives us information about a reason,or time,condition, a result etc. Differences between the V-ing form and the past participle 1.Differen...