present participle

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 Related terms 1.1.3 Translations 1.2 See also

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present participle

1. (grammar): A verb form that indicates an ongoing action or state in the present and which functions as an adjective.

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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.

[edit] Related terms

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

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• gerund
• gerundive
• periphrastic