Lecture 8 (Present participle, gerund and verbal adjective) Flashcards

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The clowns, amusing the children, were doing acrobatics.

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Les clowns, amusant les enfants, faisaient des acrobaties

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She gave her evidence, convincing the entire audience. (present participle)

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Elle a donné des preuves, convainquant tout l’auditoire

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She gave convincing evidence. (verbal adjective)

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Elle a donné des preuves convaincantes

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Fatiguer:
present participle
Verbal adjective

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pp: fatiguant
va: fatigant(es)

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Provoquer
present participle
Verbal adjective

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pp: Provoquant
va: Provocant(es)

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A shouting man
– A waiting limousine
– A barking dog
– A crying baby

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un homme qui crie
une limousine qui attend
un chien qui aboie
un bébé qui pleure

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(être) fatigué, il s‘est couché de bonne

heure.

A

Etant

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(avoir) faim, il s’est acheté un croissant.

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Ayant

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I met him going to university

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Je l’ai rencontré en allant à l’université.

je l’ai rencontré alors que j’allais à l’université

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She replied, smiling

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– Elle a répondu en souriant. 
(Manner = elle a
répondu avec le sourire).
The gerund can also mark the manner (how),
the cause (why) and the hypothesis.
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By reminding him of his past, you’ve made him embarrassed

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En lui rappelant son passé, vous l’avez mis dans
l’embarras. (Cause = Parce que vous lui avez
rappel son passé, vous l’avez mis dans l’embarras).

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By not listening, you won’t understand

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En n’écoutant pas, vous ne comprendrez pas.
(Hypothesis = Si vous n’écoutez pas, vous ne
comprendrez pas).

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She hurt herself skiing

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Elle s’est bléssée en skiant

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He left immediately, slamming the door

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Il est parti immédiatement, en claquant la porte.

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I was listening to the radio while I was doing my

homework.

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J’écoutais la radio en faisant mes devoirs.

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She spent the evening reading the newspaper.

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Elle a passé la soirée à lire le journal

17
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To begin with

To end by

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Commencer par

Finir par

18
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I apologise for being late

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Je m’excuse d’être en retard

19
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The children having gone to sleep, she can at least read the newspaper.

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Les enfants étant endormis, elle peut enfin lire le journal.

20
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Not knowing where to meet them, she went home.

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Ne sachant pas où les rencontrer, elle est allée à la maison.

21
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When we study grammar rules, we make progress.

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En étudiant les règles de grammaire, nous faisons des progrès.
‘when’ indicate of duration, simultaneity, prompting the use of the gerund. Cf:
While reading the dictionary, I found the correct word.
En lisant le dictionnaire, j’ai trouvé le bon mot.

22
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The night before the competition, he didn’t get wink of sleep

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La nuit précédant la compétition, il n’a pas fermé l’œil.

23
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They ended up buying the car

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Ils ont fini par acheter la voiture.

24
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She managed to work full time all while preparing for her exams

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Elle [réussi/parvient] à travailler à temps plein tout en préparant ses examens.

25
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Having looked everywhere, I began to panic

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Ayant cherché partout, j’ai commencé à [paniquer/m’affoler].

26
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Tu ne perdras pas de poids en mangeant des glaces tous les jours

A

You won’t lose any weight eating ice-cream every day

27
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If you spend too much time looking at the sun, you risk damaging your eyes

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En regardant trop le soleil, vous risquez de vous faire mal aux yeux.