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Present Participle - Participe présent - French Grammar + Pronunciation Glossary

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Definition: The adjectival form of a verb in the present tense; it has the properties of a verb as well as an adjective.

Examples:

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

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

Misspelling: participe present

Related lessons: Present participle - Verb timeline

Related terms: verb - adjective - past participle

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