Present Participle Clause
Listen to four conversations using the grammar point.
Answer the following questions about the interview.
Present Participle Clause
Point 1: The present participle relative clause is a clause the gives more information about a preceding noun. It acts like an adjective clause. It uses the present participle (-ing) of the verb.
- The woman crossing the street looks familiar.
- The movie playing at the theater is sold out.
- The car driving behind me is flashing it lights.
- The new café opening downtown is not hiring.
Point 2: The present participle relative clause is a clause that omits words from an adjective clause.
- The woman (that is) crossing the street looks familiar.
- The movie (that is) playing at the theater is sold out.
- The car (that is) driving behind me is flashing it lights.
- The new café (that is) opening downtown is not hiring.
Point 3: The present participle can represent past, present and future tenses.
- The commercial (that is) running on TV is annoying.
- The man (that was) teaching the class wasn't very nice.
- The person (who will be) serving you is my friend.
Point 4: The present participle can represent adjective clauses in past, present and future simple tenses.
- The man that manages the store is my friend.
The man managing the store is my friend. - The woman who helped me was rude.
The woman helping me was rude. - The woman who will help you will be here soon.
The woman helping you will be here soon.
Point 5: The present participle clause creates the action for the noun as a subject. The past participle clause receives the action as an object. It has a passive relationship.
Present Participle Clause
- The woman looking over here acts like she knows you.
- The woman is looking over here.
- The music playing in the background is distracting.
- The music is playing in the background.
Past Participle Clause
- The items sold here cannot be returned.
- The items are sold here. People sell the items.
- The rumor heard on the news is not true.
- The rumor was heard. People heard the rumor.
- The rumor was heard. People heard the rumor.
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