10 examples of perfect participle in English grammar
Participle is a special non-finite verb form which can be used either as adjective or as verb in a sentence. Participle is placed along with helping verb when using in tenses and before noun ass adjective. Perfect participle is specific type of participle which is used with auxiliary verb for explaining a special meaning. Perfect participle is present perfect participle which express the action of a verb which was completed before beginning another action. Perfect participle is often used to create participle phrases to modify a noun or pronoun in a sentence. This participle expresses those actions which have just finished. It clearly indicates that one action is completed before another. To form perfect participle we follow both present participle and past participle. Have verb of present participle is followed by main verb form of past participle to form perfect participle.
Perfect participle is followed by another clause which reflects the result of action described in perfect participle by using past tense. Perfect participle is placed after the subject of the clause to modify it. Perfect participle is used in negative sentence too where not is placed before perfect participle. When the subjects and verbs of two sentences are different, two actions are past actions and completed actions, one action starts after completion of another action then perfect participle is used. Between the actions of two verbs whose action will be occurred first perfect participle will be formed for it.
Examples:
- The sun being risen, the fog disappeared.
- Having been defeated in the battle, they ran away.
- Having written the letter, he felt relieved.
- Having completed her homework, she could watch television.
- Having slept well in the day, she could guard at night.
- Having read the book, she felt motivated for long.
- Having been killed in his apartment, the neighbours became first witness.
- Having been caught, the thief admitted his action.
- Having been hit by a car, she lost her hand.
- Having received the call, she left her desk immediately
All the highlighted words in the above mentioned sentences are examples of perfect participle.