... _talking to Tom?_(~ing clause) The boy _injured in the accident_(~ed clause) was taken to hospital B. We use ~ing clauses to say what somebody (or something) is doing (or was doing) at a particular ... (they were waiting) * I was woken up by a bell ringing. (a bell was ringing) When you are talking about things (and sometimes people), you can use an ~ing clause to say what something does all ... for my interview, I became (nervous) 5. As the day went on, the weather got (bad) 6. Travelling is becoming (expensive) * Julia is very interested in politics. (not 'interesting in politics')...