Again: "And thus I have given you my opinion concerning what is called the present participle.
Occasionally idn or un was used, as in Breton, with a verbal noun (or infinitive), to form what in English would be a present participle.
In many such cases this negative clause can be translated literally into English, and it is the usual form of negation with an infinitive or present participle.
If a present participle governs a pronoun object, the latter in its possessive form immediately precedes (and governs as to initial) the infinitive, and is itself preceded by the preposition worth.
I saw the man (present participle of lie) on the ground.
There he stood (present participle of ring) the dinner bell.
Present participle of lie) in the hammock, he soon fell asleep.
Hyphenate a combination of a present participle with a preposition used absolutely (not governing the following noun); the putting-in or taking-out of a hyphen.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "present participle" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
