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Subject + stop/stopped + -ing phrase A reusable frame from “Gerund contrasts and participial clauses”. Compare how English and German express gerund contrasts and participial clauses. Practise reusable constructions with Russian translations.
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Каркас из раздела «Герундий и причастные конструкции». Герундий и причастные конструкции: сравнивайте английские и немецкие конструкции по примерам с русским переводом.
03 Try variations2 · more examples RU · Translation В прошлом месяце мы перестали пользоваться бумажными формами.
EN · English SSubject The main actor or receiver in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. We VMain verb The primary action or state. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. stopped vPParticiple A participle used in a compound tense. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. using paper forms last month.
DE · German SSubject (Subjekt) The person or thing taking part in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. Wir HrResult helper A helper verb marking a completed result. Use it to read how time, mood or form changes the verb. haben letzten Monat vPParticiple A participle used in a compound tense. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. aufgehört , /→Accusative The direct object: whom or what? Use it to notice the detail the action points to. Papierformulare zu vIInfinitive A verb in infinitive form. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. verwenden .
RU · Translation Он перестал спорить, когда увидел доказательства.
EN · English SSubject The main actor or receiver in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. He VMain verb The primary action or state. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. stopped vPParticiple A participle used in a compound tense. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. arguing when SSubject The main actor or receiver in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. he VMain verb The primary action or state. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. saw the evidence.
DE · German SSubject (Subjekt) The person or thing taking part in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. Er VMain verb The central verb of the statement. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. hörte auf zu vIInfinitive A verb in infinitive form. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. streiten , als SSubject (Subjekt) The person or thing taking part in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. er /→Accusative The direct object: whom or what? Use it to notice the detail the action points to. die Belege VMain verb The central verb of the statement. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. sah .
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This pattern belongs to Gerund contrasts and participial clauses . Compare how English and German express gerund contrasts and participial clauses. Practise reusable constructions with Russian translations.