On the English Participle in ing.

When the English Participle in ing comes after a Verb of motion with the Preposition a before it, we use the corresponding substantive, instead of the Verb, though sometimes the latter.

    1. He who goes a hunting
    2. quello che andáre caccia
    3. or visiting his friends,
    4. [1] visitáre amíco
    5. when business requires
    6. quando affáre richiédere
    7. his care and time,
    8. cura tempo
    9. shows
    10. mostráre
    11. by his conduct
    12. condótta
    13. that he prefers
    14. [2]preferíre
    15. his diversion before
    16. divertiménto
    17. his profit,
    18. profítto
    19. the company of his friends
    20. compagnía amíco
    21. before the advantage
    22. vantággio
    23. of his family.
    24. famíglia.
    1. The boy who
    2. ragázzo
    3. goes a playing
    4. andáre giuocáre
    5. with his school-fellows,
    6. condiscepolo
    7. when he ought to be
    8. quando dovére éssere
    9. diligently employed
    10. diligéntemente intórno
    11. at the task
    12. a lavoro
    13. his master gave him,
    14. maéstro assegnare
    15. evinces,
    16. prováre
    17. by his neglect,
    18. negligénza
    19. that he prefers play to
    20. preferíre giuóco
    21. his master’s love,
    22. maéstro affétto
    23. and his own profit.
    24. profítto.

[1] Ibid. p. 201, on verbs of motion.

[2] Preferisce il divertimento al profitto, la compagnia degli amici al, &c.

The English Participle in ing, after from, must be put in Italian in the Infinitive with the Preposition di.

    1. The providence of God
    2. provvidenza Dio
    3. keeps us from perishing;
    4. impedíre períre
    5. the power of God
    6. poténza Dio
    7. hinders us from doing
    8. impedíre fare
    9. those things
    10. cosa
    11. which displease him;
    12. dispiacére
    13. the grace of God
    14. grazia Dio
    15. prevents us from sinning;
    16. impedíre peccáre
    17. the goodness of God
    18. bontà
    19. preserves us from suffering
    20. preserváre soffríre
    21. afflictions.
    22. afflizióne.

The English Participle in ing after a Verb importing to cease, to leave, or to go over, must be rendered in Italian by the Infinitive mood with the Preposition di.

    1. He who
    2. quello che
    3. leaves off doing
    4. cessáre fare
    5. praise-worthy actions,
    6. lodévole azióne
    7. and plunges into vice,
    8. immergérsi vízio
    9. was never truly good.
    10. éssere mai veraménte buono.

    1. A wise man
    2. sávio uómo
    3. never leaves off learning
    4. mai tralasciáre imparáre
    5. whilst he lives;
    6. finchè vivere
    7. for he who has great wisdom,
    8. perchè è dotato di grande sapere
    9. has still need of
    10. ancora bisógno
    11. more knowledge.
    12. maggiore conoscènza.

When the Participle in ing follows the auxiliary Verb to be, this verb must be left out, and the Italian Verb that represents the Participle, must be put in the same tense, number, and person as the auxiliary is.

    1. A diligent boy
    2. diligénte ragázzo
    3. is always learning,
    4. sempre studiare
    5. not only while
    6. non solaménte mentre
    7. the master is instructing,
    8. maéstro istruíre
    9. but also while
    10. ma anche
    11. other boys are playing.
    12. altro ragázzo giuocáre.
    1. Apelles was
    2. Apélle
    3. daily drawing
    4. ogni giórno dipingere
    5. some excellent pictures
    6. eccellénte pittúra
    7. with wonderful art;
    8. maraviglióso arte
    9. no day passed
    10. nessúno giórno passáre
    11. without a line.
    12. senza linéa.
    1. Those who
    2. do not employ their time well
    3. impiegáre bene tempo
    4. in the beginning of their lives,
    5. [1] princípio vita
    6. will be perpetually lamenting
    7. perpetuamente piangere
    8. their folly;
    9. pazzia
    10. they will be incessantly condemning
    11. ad ogni moménto condannársi
    12. themselves, and
    13. saying, Ah!
    14. díre Ah!
    15. at what a price
    16. prezzo
    17. would I not purchase
    18. compráre
    19. the time past!
    20. tempo passato!

[1] In the beginning of their lives; i. e. nella loro gioventù.