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    Gerund/participle

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    Gerund/participle
    Message from mohammad51 posted on 27-11-2019 at 21:47:35 (D | E | F)
    Hello
    Please any one could guide and tell me what the idea is ?
    Here in this page it says :
    Forms of gerund Link

    Having worked for twelve hours, I felt tired. (Perfect – active)
    She is angry about having been criticized. (Perfect – passive)
    Everybody is desirous of being praised. (Passive)
    Not knowing what to do, she started crying. (Negative)

    In another page I read: consider these forms are participles.
    So, which is correct?
    For this sentence says : After playing for an hour, he went home. (Playing – present participle)
    OK I agree with
    Thank you in advance


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    Edited by lucile83 on 27-11-2019 21:59


    Re: Gerund/participle from gerondif, posted on 28-11-2019 at 08:04:32 (D | E)
    Hello.
    I think there is a mistake in the title of that paragraph :
    Forms of gerund. No! Various ING forms

    Having worked for twelve hours, I felt tired. (Perfect – active)(participle)

    She is angry about having been criticized. (Perfect – passive) gerund

    Everybody is desirous of being praised. (Passive) gerund

    Not knowing what to do, she started crying. (Negative) participle



    Re: Gerund/participle from mohammad51, posted on 28-11-2019 at 10:30:14 (D | E)
    Thank so much dear teacher gerondif

    So, what about the other sentence ( After playing for an hour, he went home.)

    Is ( playing ) participle or gerund ?
    Thank you very much in advance



    Re: Gerund/participle from gerondif, posted on 30-11-2019 at 11:45:27 (D | E)
    Hello
    After (she had been) playing for an hour, he went home.( Present participle)



    Re: Gerund/participle from mohammad51, posted on 02-12-2019 at 20:31:59 (D | E)
    Hello
    Thank you again
    After (she had been) playing for an hour, he went home.( Present participle)
    This is correct and clear 100 %
    --
    Also if you say :
    After playing for an hour, he went home.( Present participle)
    non-finite a sentence ( verbal non-finite ) I know
    And your analysis is correct ( it is understood ) that he who did the action.
    After he had played \ had been playing for an hour, he went ...
    Finished action
    Anyway ( the phrase modifies ) the subject pronoun ( he)
    Thank you very much dear teacher( gerondif)
    I got it




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