in English, the ‘-ing’ form of a verb, that is used for forming the ‘continuous’ present and past, and as a noun or noun modifier. For example in the sentence ‘They were behaving in a threatening manner’, ‘behaving’ and ‘threatening’ are present participles.
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aspect
auxiliary verb
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adj.
adjective
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present participle
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singular
present participle
plural
present participles
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in English, the ‘-ing’ form of a verb, that is used for forming the ‘continuous’ present and past, and as a noun or noun modifier. For example in the clause ‘They were behaving in a threatening manner’, ‘behaving’ and ‘threatening’ are present participles.