fowkys

[solemn wasp]

Please be patient

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[velvet delta]

from https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/present-participle/

[clever stone]

yes but it does not discuss the usage. For example:

• Étant fatigué, il dormit.
  Thats cause, right?

• Il parle en souriant.
  Thats the mode

These usages are what I'm struggling with

[velvet delta]

so gerund is very commonly used in French, and expresses simultaneity in the sense of an action taking place while another one is as well, with the same subject. Usually translates as "while -ing"
ne parle pas en mangeant => don't speak while eating

comparatively, present participle alone is very rare in casual speech, going basically unused

it usually indicates a state someone/something is in (usually translates as "-ing" qualifying a noun)

[clever stone]

hmm