SOME STRUCTURES WITH PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
1. V + Present
Participle: Sit, stand, lie, come, run,
be busy, etc.
Ex:
He always lie studying his
lessons.
My mother is always busy doing
housework (uncountable)
2. V + O + Present
Participle
2.1 Sit, stand, lied
+ Place + Present Participle
Ex:
They
usually stand at the harbour seeing the sun set scene.
Students
like to sit under the shadow talking with each other.
2.2 Spend, waste +
Time/money + Present Participle
Ex:
Nowsday
most of the young spend most of their time siting in front of the computer to
play online games.
Don’t waste
your money doing unmeaningful works.
2.3 Verb of perception + O + Present Participle
See, feel, watch, hear,
Ex:
We saw a
trange man breaking into our neighbour’s house.
I heard the
cat jumping on the table.
2.4 Catch, find,
keep, leave + O + Present Participle
Ex:
Her brother
caught her eating on the sly.
His sister
found him reading her diary.
2.5 There be + Noun + Present Participle
Ex:
There is
always a man waiting her at the school gate.
There was
car parking in the school yard.
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