Study the following sentences.
- He stood by the table. He was examining some papers.
We can combine these two sentences into one.
- He stood by the table examining some papers.
Exercise
Make a sentence of each pair below.
1. She walked out. She was smiling.
2. He lived alone. He had been forgotten by everybody.
3. The old man sat outside. He was smoking his pipe.
4. The girl entered the room. She was singing a song.
5. The boy stood up. He was showing himself to them.
6. There is a woman over there. She is crying her eyes out.
7. I didn’t know what to do. I phoned the police.
Answers
1. She walked out smiling.
2. He lived alone forgotten by everybody.
3. The old man sat outside smoking his pipe.
4. The girl entered the room singing a song.
5. The boy stood up showing himself to them.
6. There is a woman crying her eyes out over there.
7. Not knowing what to do, I phoned the police.
Notes
There are two types of participles – present participles and past participles. Present participles always end in –ing.
Past participles may end in –d, -ed, -en, or –t.
