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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Participles

Could someone please explain to me the difference between the "past participle" and the "present participle passive".
For example, what is the difference between "Given the results of the test, she fainted" and "Being given the results of the test she fainted", What's the point of using the present participle passive since we have the past participle?
  

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Both sentences are passive in nature, but in the US you would not say them like this. " The difference between the two is that the first implies that the giving out of the results was completed before she fainted, and the second implies that she fainted before the giving out of the results was completed.

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  • Both sentences are passive in nature, but in the US you would not say them like this.
  • " The difference between the two is that the first implies that the giving out of the results was completed before she fainted, and the second implies that she fainted before the giving out of the results was completed.
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Both sentences are passive in nature, but in the US you would not say them like this. You'd say instead, something like:

"The results of the test were given out (by someone) and when she got hers she fainted."

"The results of the test were being given out (by someone) and when she got hers she fainted."

The difference between the two is that the first implies that the g
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Thank you for your reply. Compared to your sentences I can see that mine sound a bit weird. What I still don't understand is generally the difference (in usage) between the past participle and the present participle passive. I would be really grateful if someone could explain that to me.
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