The present participle takes the nous form of the present tenseA verb that describes an action that is happening now or that happens regularly, eg I eat breakfast every day. of a verb and replaces the -ons with -ant.
Example: jouer – to play
Example: finir – to finish
Example: vendre – to sell
nous form of present tense
jouons
finissons
vendons
remove -ons
jou
finiss
vend
add present participle ending -ant
jouant
finissant
vendant
nous form of present tense
Example: jouer – to play
jouons
Example: finir – to finish
finissons
Example: vendre – to sell
vendons
remove -ons
Example: jouer – to play
jou
Example: finir – to finish
finiss
Example: vendre – to sell
vend
add present participle ending -ant
Example: jouer – to play
jouant
Example: finir – to finish
finissant
Example: vendre – to sell
vendant
These verbs have an irregularSomething that does not follow regular patterns and may have a different form. present participle:
