Starter quiz
- What is an infinitive?
- A verb whose spelling has changed to match the subject.
- A verb in the past tense.
- A verb whose spelling is unchanged for subject or tense. ✓
- A verb whose spelling matches a plural subject.
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- Which words are verbs in their infinitive form?
- décrit
- accompagner ✓
- lire ✓
- lu
- mourir ✓
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- Match the French words with their English meanings.
- détruire⇔to destroy, destroying ✓
- abandonner⇔to give up, abandon ✓
- tuer⇔to kill, killing ✓
- écrit⇔wrote, written ✓
- inquiétant⇔worrying ✓
- oser⇔to dare, daring ✓
- Which tense is used with 'depuis' to say how long or since when you have been doing something?
- Present ✓
- Perfect
- Simple future
- Conditional
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- Complete this translation to English: 'Je fais mon lit depuis l'âge de trois ans.' ______ my bed since the age of three.
- 'I have been making' ✓
- Which verb phrase is needed to complete this sentence: He has been dead for over 100 years? '______ depuis plus de cent ans.' He has been dead for over 100 years.
- 'Il est mort' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the French words with their English meanings.
- la terre⇔earth ✓
- les déchets⇔rubbish ✓
- le réchauffement⇔warming ✓
- la lutte⇔battle, fight ✓
- augmenter⇔to increase, increasing ✓
- éviter⇔to avoid, avoiding ✓
- Which item of vocabulary from question 1 best fits in the gap in this sentence? 'Il est nécessaire d'______ les impôts sur le pétrole.'
- 'augmenter' ✓
- Which form of verb can be used as the subject of a sentence?
- A past participle
- An infinitive ✓
- A conjugated regular -er verb
- A conjugated regular -ir verb
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- Which type of word can be the subject of a sentence?
- Noun ✓
- Pronoun ✓
- Adjective
- Verb
- Adverb ✓
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- When translating a sentence where the verb 'donner' being used as the subject, which way should the verb be translated?
- Give
- Gave
- Given
- To give
- Giving ✓
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- Which is the right order to translate this sentence? Driving an electric car pollutes less.
- 1⇔conduire
- 2⇔une
- 3⇔voiture
- 4⇔électrique,
- 5⇔ça
- 6⇔pollue
- 7⇔moins
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Key learning points
- [é], [er], and [ez] all sound like 'écrire'.
- An infinitive can be used as the subject of a sentence to express an activity.
- The infinitive functions like a noun in such sentences: ‘Être poli, c’est important’ - being polite is important.
- We normally translate French infinitives used as nouns with the -ing form of the verb in English.
Common misconception
The subject of a sentence can only be a noun or pronoun.
A verb can be used as the subject of a sentence. In French, it must be in its infinitive form. When translated to English, use the -ing form of the verb.
Keywords
-er verb - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -er
Infinitive - form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense
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