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Le gérondif
When to use le gérondif in French
to talk about two simultaneous actions performed by the same subject, similar to the
English while + ing
Example:
En jouant, Max a marqué un but.
Max is the subject of both verbs: jouer and marquer
Examples:
aimer – en aimant
finir – en finissant
dormir – en dormant
vendre – en vendant
To form the participe présent in French we take the present tense nous form of verb and
replace the ending ons with ant.
Examples:
Example:
avoir – ayant
être – étant
savoir – sachant