1. How do you say ‘ing?’

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

3. The Present Participle
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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

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

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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)

6. An ing following a preposition
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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

7. You know the ‘ing’ is an infinitive when:
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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

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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

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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)

10. The easiest way to say ‘ing’
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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.

11. The ‘ing’ that everyone forgets
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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

12. Why is there no etre? Etre is specifically used for descriptions
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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.

13. Reminder of imperfect endings
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Reminder of imperfect endings
ais
ait
ions
iez
aient