Present Participle And Gerund

Question 1

Participe présent

Partir
Choisir
Boire
Voir
Répondre

Answer 1

Partir - partant
Choisir - choisissant
Boire - buvant - drinking
Voir - voyant - seeing
Répondre - répondant - answering

Question 2

Present Participle is formed by dropping the ons from the present tense nous form and adding ANT

Chanter?

Answer 2

Nous chantons - we sing

Chantant - singing

Question 3

Pronominal verbs follow the same pattern. Look at Se promener (to take a walk)

Answer 3

me promenant
te promenant
se promenant
nous promenant
vous promenant
se promenant

Question 4

3 verbs have irregular present participles:
Être
Avoir
Savoir

Answer 4

étant - being
ayant - having
sachant - knowing

Question 5

Some present participles can be used as nouns. when used as a noun the PP changed according to gender and number.

Un(e) gagnant(e) - a winner
Un(e) perdant(e) - a loser

Answer 5

a winner

a loser

Question 6

Many participes présents can be used as adjectives. When used as an adjective the PP agrees with the noun it modifies

des matchs épisants

Answer 6

exhausting games

Question 7

Many participes présents can be used as adjectives. When used as an adjective the PP agrees with the noun it modifies

un commentateur fascinant

Answer 7

a fascinating commentator

Question 8

Many participes présents can be used as adjectives. When used as an adjective the PP agrees with the noun it modifies

A demanding sport
an amusing play

Answer 8

un sport exigeant

une pièce amusante

Question 9

The participe présents can also be used as a verb

When used as a verb it doesn’t change its form

Answer 9

When used as a verb it doesn’t change its form

Question 10

PP as a verb:

The police saw him entering a medical lab.

Answer 10

La police l’a aperçu entrant dans un laboratoire médical

Question 11

PP as a verb

Not knowing how to apologize, we gave her some flowers

Answer 11

Ne sachant pas comment nous excuser, nous lui avons offert des fleurs

Question 12

pp as a verb

crossing the street, (as she crossed) she lost her hat.

Answer 12

Traversant la rue, elle a perdu son chapeau

Question 13

When an action precedes another one, avoid, and Être in the present participle can be combined with a past participle.

Answer 13

If the verb is conjugated with Être, the past participle agrees with the subject of the sentence

étant partis très tôt, nous sommes arrivés les premier

Question 14

ayant vu -
ayant compris
étant allé(e)(s)
nous étant promené(e)s

Answer 14

having seen
having understood
having gone
having walked

Question 15

having gone to bed at dawn, I slept late

Answer 15

M’étant couchée à l’aube, j’ai fait la grasse matinée

Question 16

M’étant couchée à l’aube, j’ai fait la grasse matinée

Answer 16

having gone to bed at dawn, I slept late

Question 17

not having slept all night, he was in a bad mood

Answer 17

N’ayant pas dormi de la nuit, il était de mauvaise humeur

Question 18

having accepted the defeat, the players went home

Answer 18

Ayant accepté la défaite, les joueurs sont rentrés chez eux

Question 19

The GERUND describes a relationship between two actions. (while), it is introduced by en + present participle

Answer 19

The gérondif expresses simultaneity (done at same time), manner, condition, causality (relations between cause and effect)

Question 20

Gerund (gérondif)

Il s’est foulé la cheville en jouant au foot.

Answer 20

He sprained his ankle while playing football

Question 21

Gerund (gérondif)

She listens to music while driving

Answer 21

Elle écoute de la musique en conduisant

Question 22

Gerund (gérondif)

if you fire this player, you would make a big mistake

Answer 22

En renvoyant ce joueur, vous feriez une grosse erreur

Question 23

Gerund (gérondif) avec tout

When tout precedes the gerund, it underscores a tension, a contradiction between two actions,

Answer 23

it underscores a tension, a contradiction between two actions,

Question 24

Gerund (gérondif) avec tout

While being a good player, he never scored a goal

Answer 24

Tout en étant un bon joueur, il ne marquait jamais de but

Question 25

Gerund (gérondif) avec tout

While crying, he was laughing (contradiction)

Answer 25

Tout en pleurant, il riait

Question 26

Gerund (gérondif) avec tout

Tout en prétendant le contraire, elle voulait être élue

Answer 26

while claiming otherwise, she wanted to be elected

Question 27

En allant en Inde, il a fait escale en Allemagne

Answer 27

Going in India, he made a stop in Germany