present participle

See also gerund-participle

While the two have different historical origins, in Modern English their forms are identical.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pre‧sent par‧ti‧ci‧ple

Noun

Singular present participle

Plural present participles

1. (countable) (grammar) In English, a present participle is a verb form that ends in -ing. Present participles are commonly used to form the progressive aspect.

   In the following examples, the present participle is underlined:

   They kept breaking the rules.

   They are helping her.

Related words

• present
• participle
• gerund
• gerund-participle
• past participle