Participle - Participe - French Grammar + Pronunciation Glossary

Definition: The adjectival form of a verb - it has the properties of a verb as well as an adjective. There are two tenses of participles: present and past.

Examples:

J'ai vu Luc.
I saw Luc.

Des amours cachées
Hidden loves

Je suis heureuse en skiant.
I'm happy skiing.

Venant à Paris, il est tombé malade.
Coming to Paris, he got sick.

Lessons: Present participle - Past participle

Related terms: tense - verb - adjective - present participle - past participle