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Theory
a) how to form âlâinfinitifâ
au présent
group 1–ER verb | group 2–IR verb | group 3–RE, –IR ⊠| |
Ă | aimer | finir | vendre |
au passé
group 1–ER verb | group 2–IR verb | group 3–RE, –IR ⊠| |
aux. avoir | avoir aimé | avoir fini | avoir vendu |
aux. ĂȘtre | ĂȘtre rentrĂ© |  ĂȘtre guĂ©ri |  ĂȘtre devenu |
how to form âle participeâ
au présent
group 1–ER verb | group 2–IR verb | group 3–RE, –IR ⊠| |
Ă | aimant | finissant | vendant |
au passé
group 1–ER verb | group 2–IR verb | group 3–RE, –IR ⊠| |
Ă | ÂaimĂ©Â | fini | vendu |
how to form âle gĂ©rondifâ
au présent
group 1–ER verb | group 2–IR verb | group 3–RE, –IR ⊠| |
Ă | en aimant | en finissant | en vendant |
au passé
group 1–ER verb | group 2–IR verb | group 3–RE, –IR ⊠| |
aux. avoir | en ayant aimé |  en ayant fini |  en ayant vendu |
aux. ĂȘtre | en Ă©tant rentrĂ© |  en Ă©tant guĂ©ri |  en Ă©tant devenu |
b) use
1a. infinitif présent
Un robot aime avoir du temps pour recharger ses batteries
A robot likes to have time to recharge its batteries
1b. infinitif passé
Il prĂ©tend ĂȘtre allĂ© sur Mars⊠et jâai des difficultĂ©s Ă ne pas le croire !
He claims to have been to Mars⊠and I have a hard time not believing him !
2a. participe présent
Pensant bien faire, le suspect tenta dâĂ©craser un vase en cristal sur la statue en mousse
Meaning well, the suspect tried to smash a crystal vase on the foam statue
2b. participe passé
Ayant rigolé toute la nuit, C9zK78BCDE11134876281100.!KL se réveilla le sourire au lÚvre
Having laughed all night, C9zK78BCDE11134876281100.!KL woke up with a smile on his face
3a. gérondif présent
En creusant un trou dans le mur de la bibliothÚque, John découvrit un passage secret
By digging a hole in the wall of the library, John discovered a secret passage
3b. gérondif passé
En ayant dĂ©couvert le passage secret, John rĂ©alisa quâil Ă©tait temps dâexplorer la bibliothĂšque de fond en comble
Upon discovering the secret passage, John realized it was time to explore the library from top to bottom
Exercises
Results
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#1. He preferred to have finished eating before starting to cook
#2. Having stared at the wall all day, James Quarter Pounder decided to look out the window
#3. Upon cheating on his partner, Steve McNuggets unlocked flabby bags of crispy carrots
#4. To be, or not to be, that is the question
#5. By not answering the first call, they had to answer a more vicious one later
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Results
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#1. He preferred to have finished eating before starting to cook
#2. Having stared at the wall all day, James Quarter Pounder decided to look out the window
#3. Upon cheating on his partner, Steve McNuggets unlocked flabby bags of crispy carrots
#4. To be, or not to be, that is the question
#5. By not answering the first call, they had to answer a more vicious one later
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