How do you form the present participles of French verbs?

Answer:

The trick is to start with the nous form, then drop the -ons ending and add -ant.

Examples:
Manger - nous mangeons - mangeant
Venir - nous venons - venant
Boire - nous buvons - buvant

There are only three exceptions to the rule:
être - étant
avoir - ayant
savoir - sachant

I find the exceptions pretty easy to remember since être doesn't end in -ons in the nous form, and "avant" and "savant" (what you would get for avoir and savoir if you followed the rule) are already words.

as an adjective

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