It is usually used with the preposition en, which is translated as 'while', 'on' or 'by'. The present participle is a word formed from a verb. The English translation of the present participle ends in ...

We have two new entries here, both present participles of verbs that might or might not exist. First is “efforting.” YourDictionary.com has one of the few online definitions, which consists entirely ...

When a student writes "I am frustrating with that class," we recognize it as an error, but the error is not one that makes the writing unintelligible. The message ...

My very first isolation diary on 16th March was titled Paying the Newsagent. That was followed by Going for a walk and Doing the shopping. A pattern was emerging, and I love patterns, so I have ...

I discuss here under three headings some problems which emerge from my consideration of previous work on these periphrases (§ 1): - A. The Ambiguous Testimony of the Examples (§§ 2-16). An examination ...