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Kobiaf Posted 19 years ago
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00I don't understand why has in this sentence ing02br
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00we sat in his kitchen sipping very hot,strong tea and eating chunks of hard chesse02br
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01font00my Q is what sipping and eating mean?thay are here past.p or p.p02font0-
  

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0 01i 00sipping02i 00 and 01i 00eating02i 00 are 01u 00present participles02u 00. 02br 02br 00 Here is the meaning:02br 02br 01i 00We sat in his kitchen. 02i 02br 02br 00 CJ0-

— CalifJim

  • 0 01i 00sipping02i 00 and 01i 00eating02i 00 are 01u 00present participles02u 00.
  • 02br 02br 00 Here is the meaning:02br 02br 01i 00We sat in his kitchen.
  • 02i 02br 02br 00 CJ0-
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0 01i00sipping02i00 and 01i00eating02i00 are 01u00present participles02u00. They tell what is happening at the same time that the action in the main clause is happening.02br
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01i00We sat in his kitchen. As (At the same time as) we sat there,
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01cite10CalifJim12cite11i10sipping12i10 and 11i10eating12i10 are 11u10present participles12u10. They tell what is happening at the same time that the action in the main clause is happening.12br
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00Well, no, there is no conjugated verb/auxiliary in the clause... As CJ said, they're present participles.02td
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01b00 I saw her 01u00working02u02b02br
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01b01u00working is gerund or waht?02u02b0-
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