My friends! We are back home after the long vacation in Ukraine and are ready to teach you a little again. Ha-ha!
Well, reading and correcting your stories on my last challenges, I noticed some of you have true problems using nonfinite verbs, especially in the passive form. So, I am planning to post a few blogs related to this part of grammar. I'd like to start with the Participle I. Last year, Tanya posted the blog where she explained how to use participles correctly. Here is the link:
http://www.myenglishclub.com/profiles/blogs/how-to-use-the-participles-correctly.
However, I will try to explain it again.
The Participle I has the following forms:
| Active | Passive |
Simple | learning | being learned |
Perfect | having leaned | having been learned |
In a sentence, the participle I is used as a modifier of time. In fact, it replaces a time clause. The perfect forms are used when the action defined by the participle preceded the action defined by the predicate. If both actions are simultaneous, we use the simple form:
Learning English, you should pay more attention to its grammar. (When you learn English...).
Having learned some grammar, the students started using it correctly (After the students had learned some grammar, they started...).
Being taught grammar, you shouldn't say you don't need it to speak good English (When you are taught grammar....)
Having been asked to use participles correctly, the students said, there was no need as they could replace them with the clauses (When the students had been asked to use .....).
Commenting my last example, I will say that using participles, you make your English sound much better, especially when you write or tell your stories.
So, I will ask you to write some short stories within 200 word limit using all four forms of the patriciple. You can also write some separate sentences. It depends on your desire and fantasy.
I will be thankful for your posting the replies here, OK?
Comments
Dear Peppo, it is not bad at all. Almost all participles are used corrctly. But look at the last sentence. The participle phrase must be immediately followed by the subject it relates to.
As to your question, I haven't got what you mean: tenses or participles. Please, make yourself clear and I will explain.
Here are my corrections
Having holidays, I should prepare myself properly for the next term. There are four subjects and I remember__ most about Statistics. I still recall how this subject __tortured me in the previous term. Soon, our beloved merciless teacher will present us this nice subject__. It is going to be a bloody hell lesson if I am not mistaken__, with a massacre. Having proposed us some reference books, my lecturers didn’t give anything to us. Being told they are busy preparing the graduation, I should say we are not important enough to be considered. And they always have good reason for that. Having been asked to be autonomous and adult learners, we seem to have no need in spoon feeding.
to be honest, sir. I am confusing when I need to use perfect and simple form of continuous tense, I hope you can give explanation of this xD
Dear Danny, Please correct this.
Having holiday, I should prepare my self properly for the next term. There are four subjects and I remember the most about Statistic. I still recall how this subject had tortured me in previous study. Later on, our beloved merciless teacher will present this nice subject for us. This is going to be a bloody hell lesson if I am not mistakenly with a massacre. Having asked some reference books, my lecturers didn’t give anything to us. Being told they are busy preparing the graduation, I should say we are not important enough to be considered. And they always have good reason for that. Having been asked to be autonomous and adult learners, there was no need of spoon feeding.
Thank you in advance^^
Dear, I have no idea of clearer explanations. If you ask me your questions, I may come up with some. Do it! It will be usefull for all!
Sir, I don't know how to say this? but though I felt shame about this, I prefer to cross the bridge and ask you, may you please make your explanation more layman?
Dear Bet, no problem! There is not any deadline for this activity.
Sorry for the delay but I must post , you bet!
It sounds very unusual
But I wonder why to say "a standing man"! Only if you compare it with lying one!
Yes, that is correct. I believe you have got it now.
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