Hello students!
Last week we did Narrative Tenses: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous. Here is the time line we draw, based on the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Last week we did Narrative Tenses: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous. Here is the time line we draw, based on the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Next week, we will be dealing with participles. Study the example from the text about Mozart:
He died at the age of 35, after he had composed more than 600 works.
He died at the age of 35, having composed more than 600 works.
Here is another example:
He worked all over Europe, and he finally settled in Vienna.
He worked all over Europe, finally settling in Vienna.
Here is an example from text 2:
He was struck by a bolt of lightning, driving his truck.
He was struck by a bolt of lightning, while he was driving his truck.
Which participle do we use
a) when two actions happen at the same time, or one after the other?
b) to show the earlier of two actions?
Study the examples, think about the question, and answer next week.
Happy learning!
He died at the age of 35, after he had composed more than 600 works.
He died at the age of 35, having composed more than 600 works.
Here is another example:
He worked all over Europe, and he finally settled in Vienna.
He worked all over Europe, finally settling in Vienna.
Here is an example from text 2:
He was struck by a bolt of lightning, driving his truck.
He was struck by a bolt of lightning, while he was driving his truck.
Which participle do we use
a) when two actions happen at the same time, or one after the other?
b) to show the earlier of two actions?
Study the examples, think about the question, and answer next week.
Happy learning!