| 33.1 Formation of the present participle |
Now we have a first one here: For the formation of the present participle there is only one rule and there is no exception to this rule.
| To the root of the word -end is appended | |||
| Infinitive | root | present participle (root + end) | |
| essen | ess- | essend | |
| sagen | sag- | sagend | |
| trinken | trink- | trinkend | |
| schreiben | schreib- | schreibend | |
| wollen | woll- | wollend | |
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