Present participle

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1 English 1.1 Noun phrase 1.2 Related terms 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 See also

English

Noun phrase

present participle

1. (Grammar) A verb form that indicates an ongoing action or state in the present and which functions as an adjective. In English, the present participle takes the suffix -ing and is preceded by a form of the verb to be to make the progressive tenses of a verb.

Related terms

• future participle
• participle
• past participle
• perfect passive participle

Translations

• Dutch: onvoltooid deelwoord n
• French: participe présent m
• Japanese: 現在分詞 (げんざいぶんし , genzai bunshi)
• Spanish: participio presente

See also

• gerund
• gerundive
• periphrastic