What is a present participle?

Answer 1

A present participle is always -- verb + ing. eg work -- working, listen -- listening

A participle shares some characteristics of both verbs and adjectives.

Answer 2

A present participle is a verb form that typically ends in "ing" and is used to indicate an ongoing action in the present time. For example, in the sentence "The dog is barking," the word "barking" is a present participle.