Participles
What‘s the present participle of “sing“?
singing
Ich bin gegangen. Present perfect.
I have gone.
One morning I saw a man who walked along the river.
I saw a man walking along the river one morning.
While I was waiting for Ellie, I made some tea.
While waiting for Ellie, I made some tea.
The dog is running away and is taking the steaks on the grill with him.
The dog is running away taking the steaks on the grill with him.
What‘s the present participle of “talk“?
talking
Der Chor singt. Simple present progressive.
The choir is singing.
The person who was walking next to me looked very tired.
The person walking next to me looked very tired.
The bomb exploded so it destroyed the building.
The bomb exploded destroying the buidling.
We had fun at the beach. We played cards and volleyball.
We had fun at the beach playing cards and volleyball.
What‘s the past participle of “catch“?
caught
Ich warte schon seit 3 Stunden. Present perfect progressive.
I have been waiting for three hours.
We visited the city which was mentioned in our travel guide.
We visited the city mentioned in our travel guide.
Because she was worried by the news, she phoned the hospital.
(Being) worried by the news, she phoned the hospital.
My sister got a sunburn. She learnt how to surf.
Learning how to surf, my sister got a sunburn.
What‘s the past participle of “write“?
written
Das Foto wurde gestern geschossen. Simple past passive.
The photo was taken yesterday.
The people that did not exercise every day lost the least weight.
The people not exercising every every day lost the least weight.
When John left the building, he took all his belongings with him.
When leaving the building, John took all his belongings with him.
We did not want to miss our flight back. We quickly packed our bags.
Not wanting to miss our flight back, we quickly packed our bags.
What‘s the perfect participle of “show“?
having shown
Das Buch wurde gelesen. Present perfect progressive passive.
The book has been being read.
Jim who did not know the rules entered the wrong room.
Jim entered the wrong room not knowing the rules.
Because I was a coward, Sally fought off the burglar alone.
With me being a coward, Sally fought of the burglar alone.
The parents already had breakfast. The kids were still asleep.
The parents already had breakfast with the kids still being asleep.