Most of the words ending in -ant in French.
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I saw Pierre eating a hamburger : J’ai vu Pierre mangeant un hamburger
the children who shout too loudly will be punished
can be : les enfants qui crient trop fort seront punis
but also with the Participe Présent: les enfants criant trop fort seront punis.
tick the box that matches your choice
can be: cochez la case qui correspond à votre choix
but also: cochez la case correspondant à votre choix
We use the participe présent for “I saw Pierre eating a hamburger ” because the whole sentence is “I saw Pierre who was eating a hamburger” (who + verb)
Rule:
When we speak, we prefer to use the expression with “qui” in French as the Participe Présent here is a bit formal. We also use it for general statements or rules!
She improved her French by speaking a lot: elle a amélioré son français en parlant beaucoup
By working fast, I finished earlier: en travaillant vite, j’ai fini plus tôt.
I work while listening to some music: je travaille en écoutant de la musique
When because is suggested but not written, we use the participe présent:
Ne sachant que faire, il … : without knowing what to do, he… we could say: because he did not know what to do….
A participe présent may become an adjective
A funny book: un livre amusant
Encouraging results: des résultats encourageants
An arduous work: un travail fatigant
An arduous activity: une activité fatigante
The winning number: le numéro gagnant
Fatigant is the adjective but fatiguant is the verb.
Une activité fatigante
Une activité fatiguant les yeux: an eye strain activity (no final “e” because it is a verb)
A participe présent may become a noun
Les étudiants (from the verb étudier)
Les gagnants
We use the “nous” form of the verb
Manger => mangeons => mangeant
Finir => finissons => finissant
We don’t use the participe présent to translate the present continuous:
I am reading: Je suis en train de lire (or je lis)
We don’t use it after verbs like to love, to enjoy:
I enjoyed reading this book: j’ai apprécié lire ce livre
We don’t use it to translate expressions like “living our dreams”, “working is a waste of time” :
Living our dreams: vivre nos rêves
Working is a waste of time: travailler est une perte de temps
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