present participle
noun [ C ] uk/ˌprez.ənt pɑː ˈtɪs.ɪ.pəl/ us/ˌprez.ənt ˈpɑːr.tɪ.sɪ.pəl/
现在分词
a form of a verb that in English ends in -ing and comes after another verb to show continuous action. It is used to form the present continuous.
In the sentences "The children are watching television", "The weather is getting colder", and "I heard him singing", "watching", "getting", and "singing" are present participles. 在句子 The children are watching television， The weather is getting colder 和 I heard him singing 中，watching，getting 和 singing 是现在分词。
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- In English, the present continuous tense is formed from the auxiliary 'be' and the present participle.
- In the sentence 'Someone is watching you.', 'watching' is the present participle.