Nominal (present participle) | ||
The person (or thing) singing;
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The (person or) thing being sung;
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The person (or thing) being sung to;
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The person or thing being sung about;
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Nominal (past participle) | ||
The person (or thing) having sung |
The (person or) thing having been sung |
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The person (or thing) having been sung to |
The person or thing having been sung about |
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Adjectival (present participle) | ||
singing |
A book (telling) about war. |
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I see my father working in the shed. |
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being sung |
the book that is (being) given to me |
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being sung to |
the child being sung to about the hero |
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being sung about |
The war mentioned (=told about) in this book. |
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Adjectival (past participle) | ||
having sung |
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having been sung |
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having been sung to |
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having been sung about |
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Adverbial (manner) | ||
singing |
He read smiling(ly). |
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being sung |
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being sung to |
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being sung about |
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Nominal (gerund) | ||
the (act of) singing |
Working in the garden doesn't fit you. |
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the (act of) having sung |
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Take a Tour V: Verb Tense, Aspect and Mood
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Author: René Uittenbogaard.