present participle

Noun

 * 1)  A  verb form that indicates an ongoing action or state and which can function as an adjective.

Usage notes
Present participles of English verbs are always formed with the suffix -ing. The English progressive (continuous) verb aspect is periphrastic—a phrase comprising a finite inflection (for the person, number and tense) of the auxiliary verb be followed by the full verb’s present participle. (The progressive can combine with other aspects; the perfect progressive aspect is periphrastically constructed with a finitely inflected auxiliary verb have + present participle of be (i.e., being) + past participle of the full verb.)

When a participle functions as a noun, it is called a gerund. A participle may also function as an adjective (that is, a participial adjective), especially in attributive use. It can evolve to become either a true noun or a true adjective, or both, with a shift in meaning, sometimes substantial. To see examples, look for words ending in “-ing” in Category:English adjectives and Category:English nouns.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: teenwoordige deelwoord, onvoltooide deelwoord
 * Catalan: participi present
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: příčestí přítomné
 * Danish:, lang tillægsform
 * Dutch: ,
 * Faroese: nútíðar lýsingarháttur
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Mittelwort der Gegenwart, Partizipium präsentis, ,
 * Greek: μετοχή του ενεστώτα
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: participium praesentis
 * Norman: participe présent
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: participiu prezent
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Welsh: rhangymeriad presennol