Le participe présent

Le participe présent - Present participle - Grammar

Le participe présent

Below you will find great vocabulary about the past participle “Le participe présent”. The French present participle is the verb form that ends in -ant. It is far less common than its English counterpart, which ends in -ing. The French present participle may be an adjective, gerund, noun, or verb. In French, the gerund and the present participle of verbs are used in the written and oral language.

 

French

English

1

appeler

en appelant

to call

while calling

2

aller

en allant

to go

while going

3

apprendre

en apprenant

to learn

while learning

4

arriver

en arrivant

to arrive

while arriving

5

avoir

en ayant

to have

while having

6

battre

en battan

to beat

while beating

7

boire

en buvant

to drink

while drinking

8

comprendre

en comprenant

to understand

while understanding

9

conduire

en conduisant

to drive

while driving

10

connaître

en connaissant

to know

while knowing

11

courir

en courant

to run

while running

12

choisir

en choisissant

to choose

while choosing

13

commencer

en commençant

to start

while starting

14

changer

en changean

to switch

while changing

15

descendre

en descendant

to go down

while going down

16

dire

en disant

to say

while saying

17

découvrir

en découvrant

to discover

while discovering

18

dormir

en dormant

to sleep

while sleeping

19

devoir

en devant

to have to

while having to

20

écrire

en écrivant

to write

while writing

21

enseigner

en enseignant

to teach

while teaching

22

étudier

en étudiant

to study

while studying

23

entendre

en entendant

to hear

while hearing

24

être

en étant

to be

while being

25

faire

en faisant

to make

while doing

26

lire

en lisant

to read

while reading

27

monter

en montant

to climb

while climbing

28

mettre

en mettant

to put

while putting

29

manger

en mangeant

to eat

while eating

30

parler

en parlant

to speak

while speaking

31

perdre

en perdant

to lose

while losing

32

prendre

en prenant

to take

while taking

33

pouvoir

en pouvant

to be able

while  being able

34

rester

en restant

to stay

while staying

35

répondre

en répondant

to answer

while answering

36

recevoir

en recevant

to receive

while receiving

37

réussir

en réussissant

to succeed

while  succeeding

38

sortir

en sortant

to go out

while going out

39

savoir

en sachant

to know

while knowing

40

s’asseoir

en s’asseyant

to sit

while sitting down

41

soigner

en soignant

to take care of

while taking care of

42

travailler

en travaillant

to work

while working

43

vendre

en vendant

to sell

while selling

44

voir

en voyant

to see

while seeing

45

vouloir

en voulant

to want to

while wanting

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Le participe présent - Present participle - Grammar

The present participle