I'm confused. Doesn't ..ing in English denote the present participle? In French that would suggest "leaving" would be expressed as "partant", "talking" as "parlant" etc; not the use of the infinitive.
Present participle?
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Kevin W.Kwiziq community member
Present participle?
This question relates to:French lesson "Avant de + infinitive = Before + -ing in French"
Asked 3 weeks ago
Kevin,
Infinitives and present participles in English do not follow the same rules of usage as their French counterparts. Just another grammatical difference between the 2 languages.
https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/glossary/verbal/infinitif-infinitive
https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/glossary/verbal/le-participe-present-et-le-gerondif
https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/how-to-form-le-gerondif-en-ant-whileby-ing
https://www.thoughtco.com/french-present-participle-1368923
https://www.thoughtco.com/french-infinitive-linfinitif-1368866
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