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PRESENT& PAST
PARTICIPLES
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It is a very interesting book. interest ing
ing V
+
Function:
Present Participle
I feel interested in this book.
causes the effect
Form:
Name:
Adjective
interest ed
V
+
Past Participle
Adjective
receives the effect
ed
Use:
active meaning
b, c...
(V3)
Meaning:
C tnh cht, y...
passive meaning
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Present participle
Form:
V - ing
Function:
Adjective
V - ed/3
Active meaning
Past participle
Causing the effect Receiving the effect Use:
Adjective
Passive meaning
______________ ____________
___________
_______________
__________
___________
Meaning:
______________ ________________
FILL IN THE BLANKS
a. Used as adjectives
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b. Its his ____________ characteristic.
He is a ____________ speaker.
c. He is a ____________ student.
He got several _____________ honours.
d. This book is very ______________.
I feel _____________ in this book.
e. Are you ____________ when you see a new film?
Do you think the film is __________?
f. His conversation is very ___________.
He had a __________ look on his face.
g. He found his remarks ___________.
The ___________ students worked harder.
a. __________ people waste a lot of time.
The ________ athlete was very humble.
envying
envied
distinguished
distinguishing
deserved
deserving
interested
interesting
excited
exciting
pleased
pleasing
encouraged
encouraging
Envying
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Tell your friends about the
book you like best, using at
least 3 of the following
adjectives: amazing/ amazed,
interested/ interesting, pleasing/
pleased, satisfied/ satisfying,
deserved/ deserving, distinguished/
distinguishing
CUES:
- The story you like? Why?
- The characters you like best? Why?
- The ending of the story?
- Your feeling about the book?
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1. Daisys party was a little (bore).
2. The question was (confuse). I got (confuse).
3. The mothers (encourage) words made him (satisfy).
4. Working as a secretary is (bore). Shell get (tire) of it.
5. Mary came with a (please) smile on her face.
6. Its (surprise) news. We were all (astonish).
7. He felt (envy) of his friends success.
8. Failing the exam, the (disappoint) boy looks so sad.
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b. Reducing five kinds of subordinate clauses


a. Do you know the number of
men who were killed then?
Do you know the number of
men killed then?

b. The boy who was sent to me is
very lazy.
The boy sent to me is very
lazy.



a .Because he was punished by
the teacher, he wept bitterly
Punished by the teacher, he..
Adjective clauses:
a. Do you know the man who is
standing over there?
Do you know the man
standing over there ?

b. The bride who wears a long
white dress is my sister.
The bride wearing a long
dress is my sister.

Adv clauses of
cause:
a. Because my teacher was
tired, she could not come.
Being tired, my teacher
could not come.

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b. Because the door was
unlocked, the thief broke into
my house.

The door unlocked, the thief
broke into my house.





a. When she is loved by
everyone, she feels very
happy.
Loved by everyone, she feels
very happy.

b. When the contents were
opened, they should be
consumed within three days.
When opened, the contents
should be consumed within
three days.

b. Because he was poor, he
didnt spend much money
on clothes .

Being poor,he didnt spend
much money on clothes.


Adv clause of time:
a. When I walked on the road
,I met my friend.

Walking on the road, I met
my friend.

b. When he put on his coat, he
left the house.
Putting on his coat, he left
the house.
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Adv clauses of condition

a. If I were a doctor, I will help
the poor patients.
Being a doctor, I would help
the poor patients.
b.




Adv clauses of
concession/ contrast
Although you are sleepy,
you should try to listen to
us.
Being sleepy, you should try
to listen to us.


a. If you were stressed anytime, you
should relax.
Stressed anytime, you should
relax.
b. If you take vitamin pills daily, it
can improve your health .
Taken daily, vitamin pills can
improve your health.







Although he was uneducated
completely, he was a successful
businessman.
Uneducated completely, he was
a successful businessman.

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c. Special use of present participles

She lay in bed, scarcely moving,
looking at the last leaf through
the window.

He went out, laughing.