The present participle Flashcards
how do you form the present participle and what is it?
equivalent to ___ing
dron -ons ending from present tense nous and +ant
eg
marchant
singing
chantant
leaving
partant
choosing
choisissant
drinking
buvant
seeing
voyant
answering
répondant
starting
commençant
influencing
influençant
eating (irr)
mangeant
swiming (irr)
nageant
walking
promener
me/te/se/nous/vous/se promenant
being (irr)
étant
having (irr)
ayant
knowing (irr)
sachant
What can some present participles be used as?
nouns
eg
un(e) gangant(e) - a winner
un(e) perdant(e) - a loser
OR adjectives
eg des marchs épuisants - exhausting games
exhausting games
des marchs épuisants -
a fascinating commentator
un commentateur fascinant
a demanding sport
un sport exigeant
an amusing play
un pièce amusant
being injured in the knee, he was not able to play
étant blessé au genou, il n’a pas pu jouer
not knwoing how to apologize, we gave her some flowers
ne sachant pas comment nous excuser, nous lui avons offert des fleurs
crossing the street, she lost her hat
traversant la rue, elle a perdu son chapeau
having seen
ayant vu
having understood
ayant compris
having played
ayant joué
having gon
étant allé(e)(s)
hainvg left
étant parti(e)(e)
having walked
nous étant promené(e)s
having met
nous étant retrouvé(e)s
having accepted the defeat, the players went home
ayant accepté la féfaite, les jouers sont rentrés chez eux
having left very early, we were the first to arrive
étant partis très tôt, nous sommes arrivés les premiers
having walked all day, we were tired
nous étant promenés toute la journée, nous étions garigués
having gone to bed at dawn, I had a lie in
m’étant couchée à l’aube, j’ai fait la grasse matinée
not having slept all night, he was in a bad mood
n’ayant pas dormi de la nuit, il était de mauvais humeur
