pres·ent participle (pr z  nt)n. A participle expressing present action, in English formed by the infinitive plus -ing and used to express present action in relation to the time indicated by the finite verb in its clause, to form progressive tenses with the auxiliary be, and to function as a verbal adjective. |
present participle
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(Linguistics / Grammar) a participial form of verbs used adjectivally when the action it describes is contemporaneous with that of the main verb of a sentence and also used in the formation of certain compound tenses. In English this form ends in -ing Compare gerund
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| Noun | 1. | present participle - a participle expressing present action; in English is formed by adding -ing participial, participle - a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses |
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