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-ing form

-ing clauses

Lorsque deux choses arrivent en même temps, on peut utiliser une phrase en –ing :

Kate is in the kitchen making coffee
Kate is in the kitchen, she is making coffee.

Nous pouvons utiliser –ing lorsqu’une action arrive durant une autre action. –ing est alors utilisé pour l’action la plus longue :

Joe hurt his knee playing football.
Joe hurt his knee while he was playing football.

On peut utiliser –ing après when ou while :

Joe hurt his knee while playing football.

Lorsqu’une action arrive avant une autre action, nous utilisons having (done) pour la première action :

Having found a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner.

Nous pouvons également dire –ing après after :

After finding a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner.

Lorsqu’une action de courte durée est suivie d’une action, elle aussi de courte durée, on peut utiliser une forme en –ing simple (doing à la place de having done) pour la première action :

Taking a key out of his pocket, he opened the door.

Nous pouvons également utiliser une forme en –ing dans les subordonnées de cause :

Feeling tired, I went to bed early (because I felt tired)
Being unemployed, he hasn’t got much money. (because, he is unemployed).

Exercice :
Phrases 1 à 5 : Faire une seule phrase à partir des deux qui sont données et en utilisant une forme en -ing.
Ex : John was playing football. He hurt his knee = Joe hurt his knee playing football.
Phrases 6 à 10 : Faire des phrases commençant par 'having' (done).
Ex : She finished her work. Then she went home = Having finished her work, she went home.

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1. I was watching television. I fell asleep.
2. A friend of mine slipped and fell. He was getting off a bus.
3. I was walking home in the rain. I got very wet.
4. Laura was driving to work yesterday. She had an accident.
5. Two firefighters were overcome by smoke. They were trying to put out the fire.
6. She has not a car so she finds it difficult to get around. (attention à la négation)
7. We bought our tickets. Then we went into the theatre.
8. They had dinner and then they continued the journey.
9. After I'd done the shopping, I went for a cup of coffee.
10. Sarah has travelled a lot. So she knows a lot about other countries.

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