21. The present indicative, present subjunctive, and present participle are made from the present stem, other tenses from the infinitive stem. 22. Both forms are used with the verbal noun ( equivalent to the English present participle ) to create compound tenses. 23. I don't own a cowboy hat, I prefer wine to beer and I like g's included in my present participles . 24. The present participle ( sets forth continually ) reveals that this presumptive posture is "'characteristic "'of the Man of Sin. 25. In English, the present participle used as a verbal noun is called a gerund, as in " Bob loves swimming ". 26. It is also common for the verb " to be " to be omitted before the present participle of the verb: 27. The "'present stem "'forms the base for all forms of the present indicative and the imperative, as well as the present participles . 28. Every verb has a past tense, a present tense, and a future tense, with the present tense doubling as a present participle . 29. The present participle form of a verb may function as a noun, in which case it is referred to as a gerund. 30. The present participle and gerund "'in "'are now usually but may still be differentiated and in Southern Scots and, and North Northern Scots.
