Active Verb + Ing Having + Past Participle
Active Verb + Ing Having + Past Participle
Active Verb + Ing Having + Past Participle
You find yourself thinking about what you are going to have for dinner
or singing to yourself.
Having delivered his leaflets around the class, the tutor then has to
begin dangling the carrots.
A good number of students, having already worked a 12-hour day,
soon develop a keen resentment towards their evening class.
Having been given your home number by your secretary, I tried to find
a telephone box which was empty.
Dressed in his smartest clothes, he arrived early for the interview.
She held his hand and led him through the crowd.►
Holding his hand, she led him through the crowd. ►
She led him through the crowd holding his hand.
We sat on the beach watching the windsurfers falling into the water.
Getting to the beach, we looked for an uncrowded spot.
Having got to the beach, we found some sunbeds to lie on.
Walking through the public gardens today, I noticed that vandals had
damaged the benches.
Arriving in Naples early in the afternoon, I had time to look around the
town. (= because I arrived in Naples early in the afternoon)
Not being an expert, I can’t teach you how to windsurf.
Being a poor swimmer, I don’t go out beyond my depth.
Made from the softest leather imaginable, they are as comfortable as a
pair of slippers. (= because they are made from the softest leather)
iv. Normally the subject of a participle is the same as the subject of the main
verb.
Having a degree in education, the child was quite easy for me to tutor.
where it appears that the child is the one with the qualification!!
NOTE:
The car having broken down, all we could do was hitch a lift to the
nearest town.
vi. When we use not in a participle clause it usually comes before the
participle.
Not wanting to carry my backpack any further, I went to the first hotel I
came across.
vii. Having +ed emphasizes that the action of the participle clause is
complete before the action of the main clause begins.
Having climbed to the top of the hill, I could see all the way to the
Mediterranean.
Having been woken up by a scratching sound, I found a large rat trying
to get into my backpack. (=after I had been woken up)
Practice:
I saw her on the other side of the road and quickly tried to hide.
celebrate.
He’s lived here all his life so he knows a lot about the town.
I’d had an argument with him the night before so I didn’t want to see him.
I often saw her at the disco. She was surrounded by her admirers.
Her books, which are read by people all over the world, are still immensely
popular.
The manuscript had been lost for many years when it suddenly turned up
again.