verbs (infinitives)

Question 1

When two verbs follow each other, what must happen to the 2nd verb?

Answer 1

The second verb will always be in the infintive.

e.g.

J’aime jouer de la guitare (I like playing the guitar)

Question 2

Some verbs require a preposition between them and the infinitive. What are the 2 common prepositions?

Answer 2

à and de

e.g.

Il apprend à nager (he is learning to swim)

J’ai oublié de fermer la porte (I forgot to close the door)

Question 3

Translate from English to French :-

to help someone to

Answer 3

aider quelqu’un à ……

Question 4

Translate from English to French :-

to learn to

Answer 4

apprendre à …..

Question 5

Translate from English to French :-

to manage to

Answer 5

arriver à ….

Question 6

Translate from English to French :-

to start to

Answer 6

commencer à ….

Question 7

Translate from English to French :-

to continue to

Answer 7

continuer à …..

Question 8

Translate from English to French :-

to be interested in

Answer 8

s’intéresser à ….

Question 9

Translate from English to French :-

to invite someone to

Answer 9

inviter quelqu’un à

Question 10

Translate from English to French :-

to succeed in

Answer 10

réussir à ….

Question 11

Translate from English to French :-

to stop

Answer 11

arrêter de

Question 12

Translate from English to French :-

to decide to

Answer 12

décider de

Question 13

Translate from English to French :-

to try to

Answer 13

essayer de

Question 14

Translate from English to French :-

to be forced to

Answer 14

être oubligé(e) de

Question 15

Translate from English to French :-

to forget to

Answer 15

oublier de

Question 16

Translate from English to French :-

to refuse to

Answer 16

refuser de

Question 17

Translate from English to French :-

“I have my car repaired”

Answer 17

Je fais réparer ma voiture

Faire + infinitive is used to say that someone is having something done

Question 18

Translate from English to French :-

“He is having his hair cut”

Answer 18

Il se fait couper les cheveux

Question 19

Translate from English to French :-

“They are having a house built”

Answer 19

Ils font construire une maison

Question 20

How is perfect infinitive formed?

Answer 20

It consists of the infinitive of avoir or être;

plus the past participle of the verb.

e.g.

après avoir regardé l’heure (after looking at the time)

Question 21

How is the perfect infinitive used?

Answer 21

It is used after après to mean after doing something

e.g.

elle a mangé après s’être levée (she ate after getting up)

Question 22

What modal verb is used to say what must or must not be done?

Answer 22

Devoir + an infinitive is used to express what must or must not be done.

E.g.

Je dois porter un uniforme (I must wear a uniform)

On ne dois pas jeter de papiers par terre (you musn’t drop litter on the floor)

The conditional tense of devoir is ‘should’

On devrait dois porter un uniforme(We should have to wear a uniform)

Question 23

What modal verb is used to say what can or cannot be done?

Answer 23

Pouvoir + infinitive is used to express what can or cannot be done.

e.g.

On peut faire des randonnées (you can go hiking)

Elle ne peut pas sortir pendant la semaine (she cannot go out in the week)

The conditional tense of pouvoir is ‘could’

On pourrais faire des randonnées (you could go hiking)

Question 24

What modal verb is used to say what one wants or does not want to do?

Answer 24

Vouloir + infinitive is used to express what one wants or does not want to do:

e.g.

Je veux partir (I want to leave)

The conditional tense of vouloir is ‘would like)

e.g. Je voudrais partir en vacances

(I would like to go on holiday)