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The present participle

The present participle . Lesson Objectives: In this lesson you will learn how to use the present participle... e.g. Sleep ing Watch ing Arriv ing . Describing simultaneous action.

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The present participle

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  1. The present participle Lesson Objectives: In this lesson you will learn how to use the present participle... e.g. Sleeping Watching Arriving

  2. Describing simultaneous action • The present participle describes an action that happens at the same time as or just before another. It is invariable, i.e. it does not take an agreement: • J'ai vu Marie sortant du bureau de poste • I saw Marie coming out of the post office

  3. Describing simultaneous action • Arrivant au cinéma une demi-heure en avance, Pierre est allé prendre un café • Arriving at the cinema half an hour early, Pierre went and had a coffee

  4. Sense of qui - who • It is often used with a sentence involving qui: • Les enfants, dormant dans la chambre d'en face, ne se sont pas réveillés • [= qui dormaient dans la chambre d'en face] • The chidren, sleeping in the room opposite, didn't wake up

  5. Sense of comme - as • And a sentence beginning with comme: • Etant fatigué, j'ai décidé d'aller me coucher • [= Comme j'étais fatigué] • As I was feeling tired, I decided to go to bed

  6. En + present participle • We can use the present participle with en to describe actions in a number of ways: • The manner in which something happens: • Il estentrédans la salleen souriant • He came into the room smiling

  7. En + present participle 2. The reason why something happens: • Il s'estcassé la jambeen jouantau football • He broke his leg playing football

  8. En + present participle 3. The idea of when: • Veuillez vous adresser à l'accueil en arrivant   • Please go to reception on arriving

  9. En + present participle 4. The idea of through doing something: • En utilisantcette méthode de paiement vous ferez d'importantes économies • In using this method of payment you will make considerable savings

  10. How to form the present participle • Take the nous form of the present tense , remove the–ons and add -ant. • nous aimons → aimant - liking • nous finissons → finissant - finishing • nous rendons → rendant- giving back x x x

  11. As always there are Exceptions : • (être) nous sommes → étant – being • (avoir) nous avons → ayant– having • (savoir) nous savons → sachant - knowing

  12. Identify the present participle and translate the sentence into English. • Dans une société multiculturelle, il faut accepter les différences en respectant les autres. • On peut discuter les problèmes d’immigration tout en étant tolérant. • J’essaie d’apprécier le mélange de traditions en m’opposant au Front National. • Les immigrés de seconde génération se sentent français tout en appartenant a une autre culture. • J’espère garder ma propre culture tout en ayant une attitude ouverte envers les autres

  13. Try to form these present participles

  14. Translate into French • While waiting • Not knowing • By doing • By writing • Having • Being rich • en attendant • ne sachant • en faisant • en écrivant • en ayant • étant riche

  15. realfranch.net grammar games - present participle Use the link to play grammar games to check whether or not you’ve understood this grammar point!

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