Participe présent - French Present Participle
As an Adjective or Noun
The French present participle is sometimes used as an adjective. Like other adjectives, the present participle used in this way usually follows the nouns it modifies and agrees with the noun in gender and number:
| un film amusant | an amusing movie |
| de l'eau courante | running water |
| les numéros gagnants | the winning numbers |
| des maisons intéressantes | interesting houses |
The French present participle can sometimes be used as a noun,
and again follows the normal gender/number
rules for nouns.
| assistant | assistant |
| commerçant | shopkeeper |
| enseignant | teacher |
| étudiant | student |
| fabricant* | manufacturer |
| gagnant | winner |
| participant | participant |
| savant* | scientist |
*Some verbs have different forms for the present participle used as a verb and as a noun or adjective; see present participle spelling changes
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