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Present participle = verb (base form) + -ing
spend – spending, steal – stealing, think - thinking
throw – throwing, wear – wearing, write - writing
Present participle is used:
(1) With auxiliary “be”, it makes the progressive form of verb phrase (formation of progressive tense)
am/is/are/was/were/will be + present participle [continuous]
has/have/had/will have + been + present participle [perfect continuous]
(2) as an adjective
(3) as a noun (called gerund) ~ subject, object or complement
(4) in participial phrase ~ a present participle can head a present participial phrase
Continuous tense
They were spending the night with their friends,
We found out that he had been stealing from us for years. (past perfect continuous)
What are you thinking now?
The reporters were throwing personal questions at her.
Will she be wearing that new dress to the party?
I am writing to enquire about summer jobs.
Adjective
You will need to take some spending money.
That boy finally got over his stealing habit.
Thinking people agree on radical reform.
He hurt his throwing arms. [~ the arms he used to throw the ball]
Constant noise can be quite wearing on the nerves.
I bought some writing paper
Gerund
Global spending on entertainment rises steadily.
The manager accused the boy of stealing.
I don’t like your way of thinking.
Knife throwing is a combat skill.
Baby wearing is the practice of carrying a baby in a sling or other form of transport.
Writing is her hobby.
Participial phrase
After spending years abroad, he finally returned to his home country.
The security guard caught him stealing in supermarket.
She lay awake thinking about money.
I watched some kids throwing snowball at each other.
Wearing a seat belt, the driver survived the car crash.
I have spent three hours writing up the report.
2013-09-15 08:25:12 補充:
He may mean "I am wearing glasses."
或者中譯英 ~ careless or intentional ?
"I am wearing grass 我著緊草 (走佬)" = "I am on the run. 我遠走高飛"