present active participle

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present active participle

noun present active participles

A participle that expresses an action that occurs at the same moment as the action of the main verb, regardless of the of tense the main verb.

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@misc{present_active_participle_2026,
  title = {present active participle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/present%20active%20participle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}