In this lesson, learn how to use participle clauses in English: present participles, past participles and perfect participles. This is a must-see lesson for anyone who needs to write in English. A very useful lesson for students of IELTS and Cambridge exams such as Advanced or FCE.
00:00 Intro
00:11 What is a participle clause?
00:42 Why do we use participle clauses?
01:26 Present participles
01:58 using present participles to give a reason for an action
02:51 using present participle clauses to give the result of an action
03:05 using present participle clauses to add information about the subject of the main clause
03:18 using present participle clauses adjectivally
03:38 past participle clauses
03:52 using past participles to give a reason for an action
04:04 using past participle clauses to add information about the subject of the main clause
04:24 to give a similar meaning to an if conditional sentence
04:51 perfect participles in active sentences
05:02 using perfect participles to give a reason for an action
05:12 using perfect participles to show event order
05:45 perfect participles in passive sentences
06:15 Tips for participle clauses
09:05 Quiz
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