the infinitif présent

Question 1

how can the infinitive be used (unlike english)?

Answer 1

as the subject of a sentence:
eg ____ing x
faire la cuisine est son passe-temps préfère
cooking is his favourite pastime

Question 2

cooking is his favourite pastime
/
to cook is his favourite pastime

Answer 2

faire la cuisine est son passe-temps préfère

Question 3

taking [to take] cooking classes is fun

Answer 3

prendre les cours de cuisine est amusant

Question 4

travelling [to travel] by train is fast

Answer 4

voyager par le train est rapide

Question 5

leaning [to learn] a foreign language is useful

Answer 5

apprendre une langue étrangère est utile

Question 6

how can the infinitive be used for instructions?

Answer 6

at start of general instructions, proverbs, etc

prendre une fois par semaine

Question 7

[to] take one time per day

Answer 7

prendre une fois par semaine

Question 8

do not lean out of the windon

Answer 8

ne pas se pencher par la fenetre

Question 9

keep off the lawn

Answer 9

ne pas marcher sur la pelouse

Question 10

read the instructions before using

Answer 10

lire le mode d’emploi avant utilisation

Question 11

how do you use the negative with infinitive?

Answer 11

negative PRECEDES verb
eg
ne pas marcher

Question 12

I asked her not to fry the fish

Answer 12

je lui ai demandé ne pas faire frire le poisson

Question 13

she told me not to put any oil in

Answer 13

elle m’a dit de ne pas mettre d’huile

Question 14

how is the infinitive used with verbs of perception

Answer 14

AFTER verbs of perception (where ___ing would be used in english)
eg
j’ai vu le moutons traverser la route

Question 15

I saw the sheep crossing[cross] the road

Answer 15

j’ai vu le moutons traverser la route

Question 16

SHe heard the roosting crow[ing]

Answer 16

elle a entendu le coquer chanter

Question 17

we could hear the chef hum[ming] a song

Answer 17

on entendait le chef fredonner une chanson

Question 18

she saw the doe jump[ing] over the fence

Answer 18

elle a vu la biche sauter pardessus la cloture

Question 19

what to answer?

Answer 19

que répondre?

Question 20

how to explain it to him?

Answer 20

comment le lui expliquer?

Question 21

why [to] protest?

Answer 21

pourqoui protester?

Question 22

what to say?

Answer 22

que dire?

Question 23

what to do?

Answer 23

quoi faire?

Question 24

what is [conjugated] faire + infinitive used for?

Answer 24

the sense of having something done by someone or causing something to happen
eg
j’ai fait griller le pain

Question 25

I toasted the bread

Answer 25

j'ai fait griller le pain

Question 26

I soaked the prunes

Answer 26

j'ai fait remper le pruneaux

Question 27

she roasted the chicken

Answer 27

elle a fait rôtir le poulet

Question 28

how is the infinitive used for the sense of spending time?

Answer 28

AFTER expression of spending time eg elle passe son temps à créer de nouvelles recettes

Question 29

she spends her time creating new recipes

Answer 29

elle passe son temps à créer de nouvelles recettes

Question 30

he spends his vacation reading cookbooks

Answer 30

il passe ses vacances à lire des livres de cuisine

Question 31

he wasted his life doing nothing

Answer 31

il a gaspillé sa vie à ne rien faire

Question 32

I spend my time looking for new spices

Answer 32

je passe mon temps à chercher de nouvelles épices

Question 33

how is the infinitive used with expressions of position?

Answer 33

AFTER expressions of position eg il est debout à éplucher des carottes

Question 34

he is standing peeling carrots

Answer 34

il est debout à éplucher des carottes

Question 35

she is standing shelling peas

Answer 35

elle est assise à écousser de petits pois

Question 36

he is squatting in the garden picking strawberries

Answer 36

il est accropi dans le jardin à cuellir des fraise

Question 37

she is kneeling pulling out weeds

Answer 37

elle est à genous à arracher les mauvaises herbes