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Present participle   /prˈɛzənt pˈɑrtɪsˌɪpəl/   Listen
Present participle

noun
1.
A participle expressing present action; in English is formed by adding -ing.





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"Present participle" Quotes from Famous Books



... said Elizabeth, "that the young ladies must never be allowed to learn their lessons at meals; for I am persuaded they will think more of the present participle loving than of declining the verb to love. And I trust likewise, my dear mother, that you will never let them read their own themes at public examinations: for the voice I am certain will ...
— The Boarding School • Unknown
... the "present participle" is also an adjective, describing things in their present condition in reference to actions. "The man is writing." Here, writing describes the man in his present employment. But the consideration of this matter more properly belongs ...
— Lectures on Language - As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. • William S. Balch


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