Participles
Formă:
-> present participle (-ing):
playing, running
-> past participle (-ed):
played, tired
-> perfect participle:
having written
Participles se folosesc
-> pentru a exprima timpul:
After doing/having done her tasks, she watched a movie.
Having done her tasks, she watched a movie. (=After she had done her tasks, she watched a movie).
-> pentru a exprima un motiv:
Being late, I took an Uber. (because I was late, I took an Uber)
-> în locul unui pronume relativ sau a unui verb (folosit in totalitate):
The man standing at the door is my father. ...
