B1
grammar
How do you form and use the gérondif?
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Model answer
en + present participle (nous form minus -ons + -ant). "en mangeant", "en parlant". It expresses simultaneity or manner: "Il chante en travaillant."
Why
The gérondif always has the same subject as the main verb.
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