En-ing grammar how to use it Flashcards

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what is verbs with en form?

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is like ‘ing’ in english
It is used with en (+ present participle) to mean ‘while… -ing’ or ‘by… -ing’:

il s’est endormi en regardant la télévision - he fell asleep whilst watching TV
j’ai eu de bonnes notes en faisant mes devoirs tous les jours - I’ve had good marks by doing my homework every day

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how to form it?

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1)Take the nous form of the present tense, eg: nous faisons.
Drop the nous and the -ons ending to get the stem, eg: fais.
Add -ant, eg: faisant.
Precede the verb with en, eg: en faisant.
faire → nous faisons → fais → en faisant

j’écoute de la musique en faisant mes devoirs - I listen to music while doing my homework

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danser in ing

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nous dansons
dans
en dansant
elles se sont bien amusées en dansant toute la nuit - they enjoyed themselves whilst dancing all night

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irregular verbs

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être → étant
avoir → ayant
savoir → sachant
Example sentences:

étant très athlètique, elle aimera aller au centre sportif - being very athletic, she’ll enjoy going to the sports centre
ayant visité la cathédrale, il est ensuite allé voir la Tour Eiffel - having visited the cathedral, he went to see the Eiffel Tower

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