EN · Patterns

Having + Past Participle

This set contains 9 annotated sentences.

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Dataset version: enGram 3.3

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01

 Having  finished her homework,  she  went out  to play.

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Having finished her homework, she went out to play.

Patterns
go — went — gone
02

 Having  spoken to the manager,  they  decided  to go ahead with the project.

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Having spoken to the manager, they decided to go ahead with the project.

Patterns
speak — spoke — spoken^go — went — gone
03

 Having  lived in the city for years,  I  know the area well.

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Having lived in the city for years, I know the area well.

Patterns
know — knew — known
04

 Having  read the instructions,  we  began  assembling the furniture.

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Having read the instructions, we began assembling the furniture.

Patterns
read — read — read^begin — began — begun
05

 Having  completed the course,  they  were  ready for the final exam.

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Having completed the course, they were ready for the final exam.

Patterns
the final exam
06

 Having  discussed the plan,  we  agreed  to move forward.

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Having discussed the plan, we agreed to move forward.

07

 Having  seen the movie,  she  recommended it to her friends.

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Having seen the movie, she recommended it to her friends.

Patterns
see — saw — seen
08

 Having  been  warned about the storm,  they  took shelter early.

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Having been warned about the storm, they took shelter early.

Patterns
take — took — taken
09

 Having  traveled around Europe,  he  had many stories  to share.

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Having traveled around Europe, he had many stories to share.

Patterns
have — had — had

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