What are Examples present participles?

Answer 1

Present Participles

Definition
The present participle is a participle that ends in ing.

I am learning English. (Learning is part of the continuous verb phrase 'am learning')
We were running through the woods. (Running is part of the continuous verb phrase 'were running' ).

Similiar examples
to sing --> singing
to take --> taking
to bake --> baking
to be --> being
to have --> having


Use

A. The present participle may often function as an adjective:

That's an interesting book.
That tree is a weeping willow.

B. The present participle can be used as a noun denoting an activity (this form is also called a gerund):

Swimming is good exercise.
Traveling is fun.

C. The present participle can indicate an action that is taking place, although it cannot stand by itself as a verb. In these cases it generally modifies a noun (or pronoun), an adverb, or a past participle:

Thinking myself lost, I gave up all hope.
Washing clothes is not my idea of a job.
Looking ahead is important.

D. The present participle may be used with "while" or "by" to express an idea of simultaneity ("while") or causality ("by") :

He finished dinner while watching television.
By using a dictionary he could find all the words.
While speaking on the phone, she doodled.
By calling the police you saved my life!

E. The present participle of the auxiliary "have" may be used with the past participle to describe a past condition resulting in another action:

Having spent all his money, he returned home.
Having told herself that she would be too late, she accelerated.

Answer 2

Examples of present participles include: swimming, running, reading, and dancing. These are verbs that end in "-ing" and are used to indicate ongoing actions in the present.