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Exercise to practice Dutch present participle 2

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  2. Exercise to practice Dutch present participle 1
  3. Exercise to practice Dutch present participle 2

Fill in the missing present participles.

Remember:

  1. Infinitive + d
  2. Sometimes Infinitive + de when it is an adjective. 

De mensen stonden op de dansvloer. (dansen) (The dancing people stood on the dance floor.) 

kwam hij de kamer binnen. (mopperen) (He entered the room grumbling.)

van haar telefoon liep ze over straat. (lezen) (Reading of her phone, she walked on the street.)

kwamen jullie aan bij het restaurant. (bellen) (You arrived at the restaurant whilst calling.)

zaten ze op een terrasje. (genieten) (They were enjoying themselves on a terrace.)

zat ik in de les. (eten) (I sat in class, eating.)

Het publiek werd gek toen de zanger opkwam. (juichen) (The cheering audience got crazy when the singer came on stage.)

renden wij naaar hem toe. (roepen) (We ran to him whilst calling him.)

kwam ze de trap opgelopen. (hijgen) (Panting, she came up the stairs.)

De kinderen stonden voor de deur. (huilen) (The crying children stood in front of the door.)

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