present participle

 

noun

Grammar
  • the form of a verb, ending in -ing in English, which is used in forming continuous tenses, e.g. in I’m thinking, alone in non-finite clauses, e.g. in sitting here, I haven’t a care in the world, as a noun, e.g. in good thinking, and as an adjective, e.g. in running water.

Grammar

A form of the verb. It is made by adding -ing to the verb stem. (If a verb stem ends in ‘e’, that letter is usually removed.)

verb stem present participle
singsinging
writewriting
Uses To form continuous tenses: In non-finite clauses. These are similar in structure and usage to finite clauses but they contain no finite verb. Often, too, the subject of the clause is missed out. For example:The words working with him are a short form for who were working with him.