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Infinitive to has an obligation/mandatory kind of sense.
Present participle simply describe on-going action.
The present participle is the -ing form of a verb.
It is used in continuous/progressive tenses.
eg
present continuous = am/is/are + verb +ing = He is waiting, they are watching
past continuous = was/were +verb + ing = She was walking, they were sleeping
present perfect continuous = have/has been + verb + ing = I have been waiting, she has been shopping.
past perfect continuous = had been + verb + ing = They had been fishing, He had been sleeping
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Is relying an infinitive or a present participle?
Relying is a present participle. The infinitive is "to rely".
What are the infinitive past and participle for eat?
The infinitive is to eat; the past tense is ate; the past participle is eaten; the present participle is eating.
When the present participle of a verb is used in conjunction with a helping verb the verb is referred to as progressive infinitive?
Actually, when the present participle of a verb is used in conjunction with a helping verb, it forms the present progressive tense. The progressive infinitive is a different concept, involving the infinitive form of a verb combined with 'be' and the present participle, as in "to be studying."
Is form a being verb?
No. The be verbs are: infinitive ....................be Present .................... am, is, are Past ...........................was were Present Participle .....being Past Participle ...........been
What is the participle of am?
"Am" is the first person singular present indicative form of "to be", for which the past participle is "been". Fundamentally, only infinitive verbs have past participle's; therefore "am", which can not be a proper infinitive, does not have any past participle.
What is the present perfect form of drive?
infinitive: drivepast: drovepast participle: drivenPresent Perfecthave/has + past participle
Are gerunds and present participle verb?
yes there both infinitive verbs
Is it enjoys or enjoyment or enjoying or enjoyed that is a noun?
The word 'enjoyment' is a noun. The word 'enjoyed' is the past participle of the infinitive 'to enjoy'. The word 'enjoying' is the present participle of the infinitive 'to enjoy'. The word 'enjoys' is the third person singular of the infinitive 'to enjoy' in the present indicative.
What is the past participle of am What is the past participle of am?
"Am" is the first person singular present indicative form of "to be", for which the past participle is "been". Fundamentally, only infinitive verbs have past participle's; therefore "am", which can not be a proper infinitive, does not have any past participle.
What are the four principles parts of verbs?
In English the four principal parts are the present (or infinitive), the past tense, the past participle, and the present participle.
What is visiting in Spanish?
visitando: it is in the present participle (gerund) The infinitive form is: visitar
What are the four principal forms of the verbs?
The four principal forms of a verb are the base form (infinitive), present participle, past tense, and past participle. These forms are used to create different tenses and convey various meanings in a sentence.
