The present participle

Question 1

how do you form the present participle and what is it?

Answer 1

equivalent to ___ing
dron -ons ending from present tense nous and +ant
eg
marchant

Question 2

singing

Answer 2

chantant

Question 3

leaving

Answer 3

partant

Question 4

choosing

Answer 4

choisissant

Question 5

drinking

Answer 5

buvant

Question 6

seeing

Answer 6

voyant

Question 7

answering

Answer 7

répondant

Question 8

starting

Answer 8

commençant

Question 9

influencing

Answer 9

influençant

Question 10

eating (irr)

Answer 10

mangeant

Question 11

swiming (irr)

Answer 11

nageant

Question 12

walking

promener

Answer 12

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

Question 13

being (irr)

Answer 13

étant

Question 14

having (irr)

Answer 14

ayant

Question 15

knowing (irr)

Answer 15

sachant

Question 16

What can some present participles be used as?

Answer 16

nouns
eg
un(e) gangant(e) - a winner
un(e) perdant(e) - a loser

OR adjectives
eg des marchs épuisants - exhausting games

Question 17

exhausting games

Answer 17

des marchs épuisants -

Question 18

a fascinating commentator

Answer 18

un commentateur fascinant

Question 19

a demanding sport

Answer 19

un sport exigeant

Question 20

an amusing play

Answer 20

un pièce amusant

Question 21

being injured in the knee, he was not able to play

Answer 21

étant blessé au genou, il n’a pas pu jouer

Question 22

not knwoing how to apologize, we gave her some flowers

Answer 22

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

Question 23

crossing the street, she lost her hat

Answer 23

traversant la rue, elle a perdu son chapeau

Question 24

having seen

Answer 24

ayant vu

Question 25

having understood

Answer 25

ayant compris

Question 26

having played

Answer 26

ayant joué

Question 27

having gon

Answer 27

étant allé(e)(s)

Question 28

hainvg left

Answer 28

étant parti(e)(e)

Question 29

having walked

Answer 29

nous étant promené(e)s

Question 30

having met

Answer 30

nous étant retrouvé(e)s

Question 31

having accepted the defeat, the players went home

Answer 31

ayant accepté la féfaite, les jouers sont rentrés chez eux

Question 32

having left very early, we were the first to arrive

Answer 32

étant partis très tôt, nous sommes arrivés les premiers

Question 33

having walked all day, we were tired

Answer 33

nous étant promenés toute la journée, nous étions garigués

Question 34

having gone to bed at dawn, I had a lie in

Answer 34

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

Question 35

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

Answer 35

n’ayant pas dormi de la nuit, il était de mauvais humeur