present participle
(grammar) form of the verb that ends in -ing, eg going, having, swimming 現(xiàn)在分詞(以-ing結(jié)尾的動詞形式, 如going、 having、 swimming).,present `tense (grammar) one of the verb tenses (eg present, present continuous, present perfect) that express an action or state in the present at the time of speaking 現(xiàn)在時態(tài)(動詞時態(tài)之一, 表示說話此時的動作或狀態(tài), 如一般現(xiàn)在時態(tài)、 現(xiàn)在進行時態(tài)、 現(xiàn)在完成時態(tài))
The verb is in the present tense. 這個動詞使用的是現(xiàn)在時態(tài). Cf 參看 past1 4.
The death of Gandhi gave India a chance to mourn and express how he had become father to all Indians. Millions watched the slow march that took his body through the capital.