The Objective Participial Construction

It is the construction in which the participle is in predicate relation to a noun in the common case or a pronoun in the objective case; e.g. I saw him working in the library.

The participle working is in predicate relation to the pronoun him, which denotes the doer of the action expressed by the participle. In the Objective Participial Construction Participle I Indefinite active or Participle II is used. I the sentence this construction has the function of a complex object.

The Objective Participial Construction may be found:

a) after the verbs denoting sense perception, such as to see, to hear, to fell, to find, etc.

e.g. I found my friends waiting for me.

We heard him coming home.

I saw the car starting.

I watched my mother cooking dinner.

We felt the weather changing, wind getting stronger.

I heard my name called.

b) after some verbs of mental activity, such as to consider, to understand, etc.

e.g. I consider myself engaged to Peter.

We consider the problem solved.

c) after the verbs denoting wish, such as to want, to wish, to desire, etc.

e.g. He wanted his article typed.

I want it done tomorrow.

In this case only Participle II is used.

d) after the verbs to have and to get (only Participle II is used).

e.g. He had several books brought.

My sister had her coat altered.

You can get your clothes made in Europe.

I want to have my hair cut.

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