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present participle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | participial, participle |
Examples of present participle
present participle
The present participle is used to a much lesser extent than in English.
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Along with the infinitive and the present participle, the gerund is one of three non-finite verb forms.
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The word sleeping in Your job description does not include sleeping is a gerund and not a present participle.
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In English the present participle is essentially an active participle, while the past participle has both active and passive uses.
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A notable exception to this is the use of the negating grammar form that coincides with negating the English present participle.
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Therefore, wesan is used as the past, imperative, and present participle versions of sindon, and does not have a separate meaning.
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The present participle in English has the same form as the gerund, but the gerund acts as a noun rather than a verb or a modifier.
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Every track is titled as a present participle, beginning with Breathing, the saxophone like Turner's steamship horn, but in a becalmed yet menacing sea.
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This was loosely similar to the use of the present participle in an ablative absolute phrase, but the participle did not need to be in the ablative case.
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