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[livid dome]

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[copper hound]

Le gérondif est pour deux actions qui se passent simultanément.

[naive creek]

isnt it only one of its usage?

"En protégeant nos ressources hydriques, nous assurons un avenir durable"

Doesnt have the meaning of simultaneity, does it?

[rocky dragon]

it does
the second action is true as long as the first one is, they're interlocked

present participle main use is to be part of gerund anyway, really (can also act as qualifier)

[naive creek]

But what about this sentence

Apercevant une faille dans les défenses de l’adversaire, Max marque un but.

Why participle présent and not gérondif

Thats so confusing

[copper hound]

Bonne question 🤔

Corrigez moi si j’ai tort mais je crois que les deux événements ne se sont pas passés simultanément. C’est-à-dire, un événement vient d’abord et l’autre suit après.

[naive creek]

It seems like an adverbial clause indicating cause, but im not sure. Thats been confusing

[copper hound]

Yeah

[naive creek]

I suppose you can use the gérondif or participe présent in some cases

[rustic basin]

This isn’t marking simultaneous actions but rather cause

Max sees a gap, and because he sees that gap, he scores a goal