French Grammar: The Causative Construction – [FAIRE] + Infinitive
… Identify: French Grammar: The Causative Construction – [FAIRE] + Infinitive la grammaire française: le causatif – [FAIRE] + l’infinitif Study: The causative construction, as its name implies, is used to express the idea that one person (or thing) gets, has, makes, or causes another action to take place. A causative construction is made up […]
French Grammar: The Past Infinitive
… Identify: French Grammar: The Past Infinitive la grammaire française: l’infinitif passé The infinitive form of a verb conveys the basic meaning of that verb. The infinitive AVOIR or ÊTRE + Past Participle of Main Verb = the PAST INFINITIVE form. Study: The infinitive form of a French verb is the form that ends with [-ER], [-IR], […]
French Grammar: The Infinitive with [AVANT DE]
… Identify: French Grammar: The Infinitive with [AVANT DE] la grammaire française: l’infinitif avec [avant de] The infinitive form of a verb conveys the basic meaning of that verb. AVANT DE + INFINITIVE = before … (doing something) or prior to … (doing something). Study: The infinitive form of a French verb is the form that ends […]
French Grammar: Conjugated Verbs + [DE] + Infinitive Verb
… Identify: French Grammar: Conjugated Verbs + [DE] + Infinitive Verb la grammaire française: les verbes conjugués + [DE] + un verbe à l’infinitif The infinitive form of a verb conveys the basic meaning of that verb. Many conjugated French verbs require [DE] before an infinitive verb. Study: The infinitive form of a French verb is the form […]
French Grammar: Conjugated Verbs + [À] + Infinitive Verb
… Identify: French Grammar: Conjugated Verbs + [À] + Infinitive Verb la grammaire française: les verbes conjugués + [À] + un verbe à l’infinitif The infinitive form of a verb conveys the basic meaning of that verb. Many conjugated French verbs require [À] before an infinitive verb. Study: The infinitive form of a French verb is the […]
French Grammar: Conjugated Verbs + Infinitive Verb
… Identify: French Grammar: Conjugated Verbs + Infinitive Verb la grammaire française: les verbes conjugués + les verbes à l’infinitif The infinitive form of a verb conveys the basic meaning of that verb. Many conjugated French verbs can be followed directly by an infinitive verb. Study: The infinitive form of a French verb is the form that […]
French Grammar: Uses of Infinitive Verbs
… Identify: French Grammar: Uses of Infinitive Verbs la grammaire française: l’utilisation des verbes à l’infinitif The infinitive form of a verb conveys the basic meaning of that verb. French infinitive verbs are used in a variety of ways. Study: The infinitive form of a French verb is the form that ends with [-ER], [-IR], or [-RE]. […]
French Grammar: Impersonal Expressions with the Infinitive
Identify: French Grammar: Impersonal Expressions with the Infinitive la grammaire française : les expressions impersonnelles avec l’infinitif Grammatically speaking, the word “impersonal” in the phrase “impersonal expressions” does not mean disinterested or cold; rather, impersonal expressions are those expressions which do not have a personal subject such as I, you, Johnny, he/she, we, they, the […]
