How do you say ‘ing?’

Objective SWBAT form the present participle and contrast it with the use of infinitives and the subjunctive

The Present Participle Text The Present Participle You learned yesterday that a gerund phrase, or present participle, translates as the -ing form of the verb. finir - finissant aimer - aimant

But there are other ways of saying 'ing!' Text But there are other ways of saying 'ing!' Using the subjunctive/ past subjunctive Present tense Infinitives Imperfect tense

Text Present participles Most of the time, present participles do not follow prepositions. They are either alone ( passant par la rue) Or follow the preposition 'en' (En passant)

An ing following a preposition Text An ing following a preposition Most prepositions are followed by the infinitive Sans parler - without speaking Avant de parler - before speaking Apres de parler - after speaking continuer à parler - to continue speaking

You know the ‘ing’ is an infinitive when: Text You know the ‘ing’ is an infinitive when: It follows a preposition (à, pour, par, avec, sans, avant de, après de) It is NOT followed by a subject Apres de parler - After speaking

Text Subjunctive If your preposition is followed by a subject, it is subjunctive. Apres que je parle - after speaking Sans que je sache - without me knowing Avant qu’il arrive - before he is arriving

Text Subjunctive Review The subjunctive is the tense that follows que and expressions of: Doubt volition (je veux que) uncertainty impersonal expressions (Il faut que) emotion (j’aime que)

The easiest way to say ‘ing’ Text The easiest way to say ‘ing’ Everyone asks - ‘how do I say I am skiing?’ skier- to ski Je skie - I ski, I am skiing, I do ski So, when you conjugate a verb, any verb in the present, it means that you do the action, you are doing the action, and you do perform the action.

The ‘ing’ that everyone forgets Text The ‘ing’ that everyone forgets Lastly, everyone forgets how to state what you were doing. I was skiing If you were doing the action, the expression is simply just in the imperfect. Je skiais

Why is there no etre? Etre is specifically used for descriptions Text Why is there no etre? Etre is specifically used for descriptions If you are tall, are comes from ere If you are eating, eating doesn’t describe you. Use manger.

Reminder of imperfect endings Text Reminder of imperfect endings ais ait ions iez aient