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Exercise
Complete the table with the present participle and the gerund of the verbs.
| Infinitive |
Present Participle |
Gerund |
| perdre to lose |
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| marcher to walk |
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| lire to read |
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| écrire to write |
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| réfléchir to think |
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Complete the sentences with the present participle of the verbs in brackets.
- C’est une chambre (donner) sur la rue.nous donnons → donnantIt’s a room facing the street.
- J’ai lu un livre (passionner) .nous nous passionnons → passionnantI read a fascinating book.
- Ne (voir) pas le panneau, elle se gare au mauvais endroit.nous voyons → voyantNot seeing the sign, she parked in the wrong place.
- Nous cherchons une personne (parler) anglais.nous parlons → parlantWe’re looking for an English-speaking person.
- C'est une coïncidence (troubler) .nous nous troublons → troublant|Here the present participle is used as an adjective, so must agree in gender and number with the noun (une coïncidence)|feminine singular = add -eIt’s a worrying coincidence.
Choose between the present participle, the past participle or the perfect participle to complete the sentences.
- Martin est (tomber) dans la piscine.Sentence in the passé composé → past participleMartin fell in the pool.
- Ce film (effrayer) m’a fait crier.Adjectif verbal describing the noun ce film → present participleThis scary film made me scream.
- Jeanne (oublier) les clefs de l’appartement, nous dormîmes dans la voiture.Expressing one past action that happened prior to another (first Jeanne forgot the keys, then they slept in the car) → perfect participleSince Jeanne had left the keys in the apartment, we slept in the car.
- (partir) tôt, ils furent seuls sur la route.Expressing one past action that happened prior to another (first they left early, then they were on the road): perfect participle|We can also omit the auxiliary être and just use the past participle here → partisSince they had left early, they were all alone on the road.
- Ton seau est (trouer) !Adjective form of the verb trouer → past participleYour bucket has a hole!
