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formation of present particle and irregular verbs

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The formation of the French present participle is very simple. For regular and all but three irregular verbs, the French present participle is formed by dropping -ons from the nous form of the present tense and adding -ant. The three exceptions are avoir, être, and savoir.

avoir - ayant
être - étant
savoir - sachant

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Knowing the danger, I didn’t go.

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Sachant le danger, je n’y suis pas allé.

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Being hungry, he ate all of the cake.

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Ayant faim, il a mangé tout le gâteau.

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A girl reading a book came to the café.

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Une fille, lisant un livre, est venue au café.

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I saw him buying some books

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Je l’ai vu achetant des livres.

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She read while eating.

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Elle lisait en mangeant.

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Upon seeing the flowers, she cried.

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En voyant les fleurs, elle a pleuré.

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He can’t talk while working.

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Il ne peut pas parler en travaillant.

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It’s by practicing that you do it well

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C’est en pratiquant que vous le faites bien.

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She got thin by excercising a lot.

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Elle a maigri en faisant beaucoup de sport.

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By getting dressed quickly, I saved 5 minutes.

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En m’habillant vite, j’ai gagné 5 minutes.

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students who come from Africa

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Replace a relative clause

les étudiants venant de l’Afrique (qui viennent de l’Afrique)

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doctors who speak French

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Replace a relative clause

les médecins parlant français (qui parlent français)

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members wishing to leave

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Replace a relative clause

les membres voulant partir (qui veulent partir)

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an amusing movie

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un film amusant

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running water

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de l’eau courante

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the winning numbers

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les numéros gagnants