Usage Examples Participles

• I was defending my father. -
• They don't want to be lectured. -
• I am a qualified doctor. -
• You are an educated woman. -
• She paused, composing her thoughts. -
• She was helping her sister. -
• I don't want to be disturbed -
• I thought he was joking. -
• She felt he was lying. -
• He was expecting my call. -
• I nodded, accepting his rules. -
• I was washing my hair. -
• I was enjoying our talk. -
• He was wasting his time. -
• I don't mind being criticized. -
• I saw his mind working. -
• I replied, shrugging my shoulders. -
• I was losing my patience. -
• I don't like being lectured. -
• You don't want to be stopped. -