How to build the “Participe présent” in French ? You need to take the stem of the verb conjugated in present with “nous” and then add -ANT at the end.

Here are few examples : Mangeant, Chantant, Parlant, Allant, Faisant.

How to build the “Gérondif” in French ? You need to write EN first and then add the “Participe Présent”

Here are the same examples in Gérondif : En mangent, En chantant, En partant, En allant, En faisant.

In these pictures you will find the “gérondif” in realistic situations :

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The french gérondif is often use to add details about how you did something and usually translate in English with “while” and verbs finishing by”-ing”:

Comment tu t’es coupé ? Je me suis coupé en cuisinant (How did you cut yourself ? I cut myself while cooking)

Comment as-tu amélioré ton français ? J’ai amélioré mon français en regardant des films français. (How did you improve your French ? I improved my French watching French movies)

Bon travail à tous !