French A-Level
Le gérondif
What Le gérondif means in French A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Le gérondif
A verb form ending in -ant, preceded by 'en', used to express simultaneity, cause, or manner.
Topics that use Le gérondif
- Grammar (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Morphosyntactic Precision
- Register and Stylistic Variation
- Syntactic Complexity
- L'antécédent
- L'inversion sujet-verbe
- La concordance des temps
- Les connecteurs logiques
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