French present participle

French present participle-Grammar

French present participle

The French present participle (Le Participe présent), called le participe présent in French, is very similar in French and English. Present participle is the verb form that ends in -ant.
It is far less common than its English counterpart, which ends in -ing. The present participle may be an adjective, gerund, noun, or verb.

Le Participe Présent (ou Gérondif) est formé de la préposition en et du participe présent du verbe.  

Le Participe Présent est invariable. —> en + radical de la forme avec ‘nous’ au présent + ANT  

Exemples :  donner  –> en donnant      finir –> en finissant vendre –> en vendant

 

Here are some Present participle:

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#1: Formez le participe présent du verbe et ajoutez la préposition EN

Ex: manger – En mangeant 

  1. Regarder     __  _______
  2. Mettre       __  _______
  3. Recevoir   __  _______
  4. Vendre   __  _______
  5. Boire __  _______
  6. Voyager   __  _______
  7. Descendre  __  _______
  8. Avoir   __  _______
  9. Aller  __  _______
  10. Être   __  _______

 

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#2: Transformez les phrases d’après le modèle. 

Modèle: Il est tombé. (monter l’escalier) 

Réponse: Il est tombé en montant l’escalier. 

 

  1. On développe ses muscles. (faire de la natation)

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  1. Marie a souri. (me regarder) 

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  1. Je l’ai aperçu. (entrer dans la classe) 

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  1. Nous mangeons. (regarder le match de hockey) 

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  1. Frédéric est devenu riche. (vendre des maisons) 

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  1. J’ai appris la nouvelle. (lire le journal) 

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  1. Tu as trouvé ce portefeuille. (te promener) 

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  1. Madeleine a trouvé un emploi. (rentrer de voyage) 

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  1. Je mange du poisson. (boire du vin) 

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  1. Je l’ai rencontrée (aller au cinéma) 

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#3: Explain how the following people earn a living. You may have to come up with a verb of your own.

 

  1. Charles est chanteur. Il gagne sa vie _____      ____________.
  2. Virginie est prof. Elle gagne sa vie _____      ____________.
  3. Bernard est docteur. Il gagne sa vie _____      ____________ des malades.
  4. Martine est championne de tennis. Elle gagne sa vie _____      ____________ au tennis.
  5. Maurice est écrivain. Il gagne sa vie _____      ____________.
  6. Andy est pianiste. Il gagne sa vie _____      ____________ du piano.
  7. Marcia est vendeuse. Elle gagne sa vie _____      ____________ des choses.
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French present participle

What Is the Present Participle? The French present participle is the verb form that ends in -ant. The present participle may be used with the preposition en (while, on, upon, by, in, when) to form a gerund (the equivalent of the English verb form that ends in “‐ing”). When used without en, the present participle may act as an adjective, noun or verb. In both cases, its translation is the English “-ing” form. When Not to Use the Present Participle As you’ll soon see, the present participle is a super useful construction. But English speakers must beware because the present participle is not used as frequently as the frequently-used-in-English “-ing.” So before we proceed, it’s worth understanding when not to use the present participle