The present participle - enIrregular verbs with the present participle

The present participle is like '-ing' in English. Find out how to form the present participle using regular and irregular verbs.

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Irregular verbs with the present participle

Some common verbs are irregular. For example:

  • être → étant
  • avoir → ayant
  • savoir → sachant

Example sentences:

  • étant très athlètique, elle aimera aller au centre sportif - being very athletic, she’ll enjoy going to the sports centre
  • ayant visité la cathédrale, il est ensuite allé voir la Tour Eiffel - having visited the cathedral, he went to see the Eiffel Tower
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