use the present Participles
(vii) Look at the sun. It is setting behind the trees.
(viii) We watched the plane. It was landing at the aerodrome.
(ix) He brought me a black-current ice-cream. He
knew it is my favourite dessert
(x) They noticed a man. He was watching the house.
(xi) She was tired. She could walk no further.
(xii) The water is very cold. I cannot swim in it.
(xiii) The player has been declared fit. He can run
the race.
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use the present Participles
(vii) Look at the sun. It is setting behind the trees.
(viii) We watched the plane. It was landing at the aerodrome.
(ix) He brought me a black-current ice-cream. He
knew it is my favourite dessert
(x) They noticed a man. He was watching the house.
(xi) She was tired. She could walk no further.
(xii) The water is very cold. I cannot swim in it.
(xiii) The player has been declared fit. He can run
the race.
Use the present participles to combine the sentences:
(vii) Look at the sun. It is setting behind the trees.
- Look at the sun setting behind the trees.
(viii) We watched the plane. It was landing at the aerodrome.
- We watched the plane landing at the aerodrome.
(ix) He brought me a black-current ice-cream. He knew it is my favourite dessert.
- He brought me a black-current ice-cream as he is knowing it is my favourite dessert.
(x) They noticed a man. He was watching the house.
- They noticed a man watching the house.
(xi) She was tired. She could walk no further.
- Being tired, she could walk no further.
(xii) The water is very cold. I cannot swim in it.
- I am not swimming in water because the water is very cold.
(xiii) The player has been declared fit. He can run
the race.
- Declaring the player fit, he can run the race.
Present participle:
➲ A form of verb which uses 'ING' with the base word is called present participle or present continuous tense or present perfect continuous. It is you also used as an adjective.
The participle which is in present form that is showing the continuation of action is called present participle.
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