The present participle - say 'while doing' in French
Forming the present participle
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:
