Displaying 1-10 of 16 result(s)
The verbs come and go are often used with the present participle to talk about sports or other physical activities:
will + be + present participle (verb-ing)
will + have + been + present participle (verb-ing)
was / were + present participle (verb-ing)
had + been + present participle (verb-ing)
am / is / are + present participle (verb-ing)
have / has + been + present participle (verb-ing)
Have/get + object + present participle can mean "persuade someone to do something":
The teacher had the whole class singing Mary Had a Little Lamb.The boss got the staff working overtime.
A present participle clause can express:
The present participle in a non-finite relative clause can occur if the preceding noun is the subject of the participle. Present participle clauses correspond to finite relative clauses in the active voice:
For timeline diagrams, quotes and exercises, check out our e-book The Grammaring Guide to English Grammar
