(1)现在分词作时间状语。例句：There are several things to consider when buying fresh foods. 当购买新鲜食品时，有几个事情要考虑。
(2)现在分词作条件状语。例句：Working hard, you will succeed. 如果努力工作，你将会成功。
(3)现在分词作伴随状语。例句：All night long he lay awake, thinking of the problem. 他整夜躺在床上睡不着，思考着那个问题。
(4)现在分词作方式状语。例句：Please answer the question using another way. 请用另一种方法回答问题。
(5)现在分词作原因状语。例句：Not knowing her address, I can’t write to her。由于不知道她的地址，我没法给她写信。
(6)现在分词作结果状语。
例句：Possessing a car gives a much greater degree of mobility, enabling the driver to move around freely. 拥有汽车使机动程度更高，使司机能自由自在地往来各地。
(7)现在分词作让步状语。
例句：Although working from morning till night his father didn’t get enough food。虽然他父亲从早到晚拼命干，但是还是挣不够吃的。
