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Exercise
Complete the gaps with the present participles of the verbs.
- attendre → take the present tense nous form and replace the ending with -ant
nous attendons → attendant
- danser → take the present tense nous form and replace the ending with -ant
nous dansons → dansant
- ouvrir → take the present tense nous form and replace the ending with -ant
nous ouvrons → ouvrant
- voir → take the present tense nous form and replace the ending with -ant
nous voyons → voyant
- choisir → take the present tense nous form and replace the ending with -ant
nous choisissons → choisissant
Complete the gaps with the present participle of the verbs in brackets.
- Il ne faut pas rester sous ce soleil (brûler) .nous brûl
ons → brûlant
Here the present participle is an adjective so agrees with the noun it describes (ce soleil)You shouldn’t stay in this burning sun.
- La nuit (tomber) rapidement, ils se dépêchent de rentrer.nous tomb
ons → tombant
Here the present participle is a verb, its form does not change.As night quickly fell, they hurried home.
- La lavande est une plante (calmer) .nous calm
ons → calmant
Here the present participle is an adjective so agrees with the noun it describes
feminine singular noun (la lavende) → add -eLavender is a calming plant.
- Christine, (entendre) le téléphone sonner, posa son livre et se leva.nous entend
ons → entendant
Here the present participle is a verb, its form does not changeChristine, hearing the phone ring, put down her book and stood up.
- Les personnes (se rendre) à Toulouse sont priées de se présenter à la porte 43 de l’aéroport.nous rend
ons → rendant
Here the present participle is a verb, its form does not change.People travelling to Toulouse are asked to report to departure gate 43.