The present participle

1.

• I am going to school.
• I was waiting you for a long time.

2.

• Teaching is hard work.
• Smocking is not allowed in this cinema.
• The beginning of the lesson was not difficult.
• Judge told the thief,"Telling lies won't help you,"

3.

• When did you begin learning English?
• The teacher said, " Don't ask questions yet. I haven't finished speaking."
• Children learn reading and writing at school.
• It has stopped raining and the sun is shining.
• Jack likes swimming in the summer, but he hates swimming when the weather is cold.
• I shall never forget going to the place and meeting the King.
• I can't remember locking the door.

4.

• I was tired of listening to the wireless, so I turned it off.
• Tom  got up early and finished his home work before going to school.
• He tore up the letter after reading it.
• Bob's father punished him for telling a lie.
• Jack is reading a book about hunting lions in Africa.
• When Ahmad went to London, he learnt to speak English well by living with an English family.
• She went out of the shop without buying anything.

5.

• Look! There is a man hiding behind the door.
• Is there anyone living in that old house?
• There are more than a thousand men working in the factory.
• Are there a lot of people waiting outside the cinema?

6.

• Mary didn't hear the bell ringing.
• The people are looking at the soldiers marching.
• I have never seen Henry wearing a hat.
• The teacher caught two pupils cheating.
• We listened to the birds singing.
• The policeman found the thief hiding under the bed.

7. Adjectives

• a dying man
• A crying baby
• a growing boy
• a burning house
• a sinking ship
• boiling water
• falling leaves

1. The fat man fell asleep after eating a large meal.
2. When the servant finished sweeping the rooms, she went to the market.
3. Flying is the quickest way of travelling.
4. Did you hear the baby crying?
5. He jumped into the river and saved the drowning boy.
6. There are some beautiful flowers growing in the  garden.
7. I saw the farmer beating his donkey with a big stick.
8. He left home without saying goodbye to his wife and children.
9. Mary loves helping her mother in the kitchen.
10. The prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall.
11. The travelers turned to the west and walked towards the setting sun.
12. Driving a car without good brakes is very dangerous.
13. The farmer's son watched his father milking the cows.
14. There were two men in the shop buying cigarettes.
15. The dying man was taken to the hospital.
16. The woman went out and left her children playing with their toys.
17. The teacher asked, "Is there any boy in this class wearing a blue shirt"
18. I turned off the wireless after hearing the news.
19. Learning foreign language is very useful.
20. Ahmad speaks English slowly, because he is afraid of making mistakes.