现在分词表示主动关系，同时表示动作正在进行：
There is someone waiting for him.
有人在等他。
There was a man standing in front of me.
我前面站着一个男人。
There were some children swimming in the river.
有些小孩在河里游泳。
There were a group of young people working in the fields.
有一群青年在地里劳动。
有时现在分词可表示一种状态：
There’s a piano standing against the wall.
靠墙有一架钢琴。
There’re a lot of difficulties facing us.
我们面前有很多困难。
There is a door leading to the garden.
有一座门通往花园。
有个别现在分词用于该结构时可以表示将来(正如它们可用进行时表示将来一样)：
There are ten people coming to dinner.
有10个人来吃晚饭。
