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present participle

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present participle [countable] technical
SLG a participle that is formed in English by adding 'ing' to the verb, as in 'sleeping'. It can be used in compound forms of the verb to show continuous tenses, as in 'she's sleeping', or as an adjective, as in 'the sleeping child'.
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abbr. active adj. adv. article aspect aux. case clause comparative comparison complement complex compound concord conjunction construction continuous coordinate -ed ending -est finite form future gender grammar indicative(n) indicative(a) -ing modal modifier modify mood n. nominal noun number object particle passive past phrase pl. prefix(n) prefix(v) prep. pres. progressive regular root rule sentence singular stem subject subjective syntax tag v. variant verb verbal

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