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Gérondif : formation

Gérondif : formation

Structure:

en + radical nous du présent + -ant

The present participle stem = 1st person plural present minus -ons. Exceptions: être → étant, avoir → ayant, savoir → sachant.

Example:

Il lit en mangeant. **Translation:** He reads while eating.

Examples

Il lit en mangeant.

He reads while eating.

Practice

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Il lit en mangeant."

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