show special characters
display incorrect answers
Exercise
Complete the gaps with the present participles of the verbs.
- attendre →
- danser →
- ouvrir →
- voir →
- choisir →
Complete the gaps with the present participle of the verbs in brackets.
- Il ne faut pas rester sous ce soleil (brûler) .[You shouldn’t stay in this burning sun.]|nous brûlons → brûlant|Here the present participle is an adjective so agrees with the noun it describes (ce soleil)
- La nuit (tomber) rapidement, ils se dépêchent de rentrer.[As night quickly fell, they hurried home.]|nous tombons → tombant|Here the present participle is a verb, its form does not change.
- La lavande est une plante (calmer) .[Lavender is a calming plant.]|nous calmons → calmant|Here the present participle is an adjective so agrees with the noun it describes|feminine singular noun (la lavende) → add -e
- Christine, (entendre) le téléphone sonner, posa son livre et se leva.[Christine, hearing the phone ring, put down her book and stood up.]|nous entendons → entendant|Here the present participle is a verb, its form does not change
- Les personnes (se rendre) à Toulouse sont priées de se présenter à la porte 43 de l’aéroport.[People travelling to Toulouse are asked to report to gate 43 of the airport.]|nous rendons → rendant|Here the present participle is a verb, its form does not change.