How to translate this active participle?

1. How is the present active participle translated?
2. How do you translate the present active participle in Latin?
3. How do you translate future active participle?

How is the present active participle translated?

The present active participle is often translated as the “-ing” form of the verb; for example, “singing”, “laughing”, “praising”, “hearing.” This is easy to confuse, however, with the gerund, a verbal noun that also ends in -ing.

How do you translate the present active participle in Latin?

Present Active Participle: present stem (ama-) + -nt- + third-declension endings = amans, amantis, . . . 3. Future Active Participle: fourth principal part stem (amat-) + -ur- + first/second-declension endings = amaturus, -a, -um, etc.

How do you translate future active participle?

3) Future Active Participles (the Future Active Periphrastic), are formed from the fourth principal part of the verb, adding -turus, -tura, -turum to the base. They are used to express action in the near future. amaturus, -a, -um: about to love, going to love.