"present active participle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: present active participles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} present active participle (plural present active participles)
  1. (grammar) 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. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-present_active_participle-en-noun-jTGElNT8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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