Present Participle Clause
Conversation 1
Man: Who is the woman sitting
next to Joe?
Woman: Oh, that’s Beth. She’s
the new project manager.
Man: Oh, really? Huh! I didn’t
know anything about her.
Woman: Yeah, there’ll be a
meeting tomorrow explaining her new role.
Man: Well, she seems like a
nice person.
Woman: Yeah, from what I hear,
she’s a lot of fun to work with.
Conversation 2
Man: There were some cookies
sitting here. What happened?
Woman: Uh, sorry. I ate them.
Man: What? You ate them. Why?
Woman: Well, I know they
weren’t mine, but … I saw the box sitting there,
and they just looked so good.
Man: Well, next time could you
not eat all of them?
Woman: Yes, next time I’ll try
to keep my appetite under control.
Conversation 3
Man: There’s a new movie
playing downtown.
Woman: Oh, yeah? What’s it
about?
Man: It’s about a woman dealing
with racism throughout her career.
Woman: Oh, yeah. I heard some
people talking about that. I hear it’s really
good.
Man: Yeah, I hear it’s great.
Do you want to join me?
Woman: Yeah, I’d love to go.
Conversation 4
Man: There’s a festival going
on this week. You wanna come?
Woman: Yeah, I’d like to. I
heard there’s going to be lots of booths selling
international food.
Man: Yeah, supposedly. They’re
going to have food from all over the world.
Woman: That’s awesome. I’d love
to go. Are they going to have Chinese food?
Man: From what I hear. Let’s
go!
Woman: I’m in. Let’s do it!
Present Participle Clause
- The woman crossing the street looks familiar.
- The movie playing at the theater is sold out.
- The car driving behind me is flashing its lights.
- The new café opening downtown is not hiring.
- 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 its lights.
- The new café (that is) opening downtown is not hiring.
- 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.
- 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.
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.