Present Participle vs. Gerund: Practice Exercises
Quatre exercices pour pratiquer le participe présent et le gérondif.
Exercice 1 — Correct ou incorrect ?
Decide whether each sentence is correct. If it contains an error, choose the correction that fixes it.
Exercice 2 — Complétez
Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb given. Some need en, some don’t, read carefully.
Exercice 3 — Transformez avec le participe présent
Rewrite each sentence, replacing qui or comme with a present participle.
Exercice 4 — Combinez les phrases
Combine each pair of sentences into one, using either the participe présent or the gérondif, whichever the context calls for.
There is more than one correct way to phrase some of these. The model answer will show either way, compare it with your own.