Be careful to make difference between participle present and verbal adjective. Their spelling does not follow the same rule. Participle past is always invariable and express an action: des fillettes tremblant de peur.
Meanwhile verbal adjective indicates a state and follows link rules: des fillettes tremblantes.
Spelling from participle present and verbal adjective is not always the same. For instance:
Present participle | Verbal adjective |
adhérant | adhérent |
convainquant | convaincant |
différant | différent |
divergeant | divergent |
équivalant | équivalent |
fatiguant | fatigant |
négligeant | négligent |
provoquant | provocant |
Also note different spelling for some nouns, different from present participle:
Present participle | Noun |
adhérant | un adhérent |
différant | un différend |
fabriquant | un fabricant |
présidant | un président |
résidant | un résident |
Present participle | Verbal adjective | Nom |
obligeant | obligeant | l'obligeance |
exigeant | exigeant | l'exigence |
négligeant | négligent | la négligence |
More than ever, you have to understand the role and the meaning of all words in the sentence before to put links.