VERBE + INFINITIF
Quand et comment on l’utilise
QU’EST-CE QU’UNE VERBE INFINITIVE?
WHAT IS AN INFINITIVE VERB?
An infitive verb is a verb that is not in any tense
or « untouched ».
 In English
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The verb with « to » in front of it
 To speak, to eat, to listen
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En Français
The verb with its complete ending; in our case an
« er » ending
 Parler, manger, écouter
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LES VERBES EN LE PRÉSENT
To use a verb in the present tense, conjugate the
verb according to the subject pronoun that is
being used.
 The verb in the present tense and the subject will
always stay together.
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[subject + verb in present tense]
 [ je mange]
 [ tu parles]
 [ils organisent]
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VERBE + INFINITIF
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To express two verbs together, the fist verb will
be conjugated in the present tense and the second
verb will always be in the infinitive (end with er).
J’aime danser
 Je déteste chanter
 We can study – Nous pouvons étudier
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RAPPELEZ-VOUS!
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If there are two consecutive verbs in a sentence,
the first verb will always be conjugated (its
ending will change) and the second verb will
always remain in the infinitive form (its ending
will not change).
ACTIVITÉ
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Write 6 two-word sentences
Each sentence must have a different subject pronoun
 Choose either « aimer » or « détester » to use in each
sentence. Make sure that the verb has the correct
verb ending.
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ACTIVITÉ
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For the first sentence, choose a verb to put in the infinitive
to complete the sentence.
Possible verbs to use:
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Chanter
Danser
Organiser
Manger
Parler
Etudier
Ecouter
Jouer
Dessiner (to draw)
Dormir (to sleep)
Marcher (to walk)
Regarder la télé
Poser une question
ACTIVITÉ
Stand up and SILENTLY walk around the room.
 By using NON-VERBAL communication, find a
buddy to complete one of your sentences. When
you find a buddy, switch papers with them. Write
the verb you wrote for your first sentence in one
of their sentences and they will do the same for
you.
 When you have all of your sentences complete
with a subject and 2 verbs, take a seat.
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LA NÉGATION
MAKING A SENTENCE NEGATIVE
To make a sentence negative, put « ne » before
the verb and « pas » after the verb.
 Before a vowel (or h), ne becomes n’
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La Formule
ne + verbe + pas
LA NÉGATION: EXEMPLES
positif
Je chante
I am singing
 Nous parlons
We are talking
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négatif
Je ne chante pas
I am not singing
 Nous ne parlons pas
We are not talking
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IN THE NEGATIVE, THE INDEFINITE
ARTICLES UN, UNE, AND DES CHANGE TO DE
OR D’ IF THE FOLLOWING WORD BEGINS
WITH A VOWEL.
Julie regarde un CD
 Julie regarde une vidéo
 Julie regarde des photos
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Stephan ne regarde pas
de CD
 Stephan ne regarde pas
de vidéo
 Stephan ne regarde pas
de photos.
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POSEZ UNE QUESTION
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1.
2.
3.
4.
There are four ways to ask a question
Begin the sentence with est-ce que
Inversion
Intonation
End the sentence with n’est-ce pas.
QUESTIONS: EST-CE QUE
To ask a question this way, begin the sentence
with est-ce que.
 The sentence structure remains the same.
 This is a slightly more formal way to ask a
question.
 que becomes qu’ if the following word begins
with a vowel or h.
 Ex: Est-ce que tu aimes ce classe?
 Est-ce qu’ils mangent déjeuner?
 Est-ce que tu danses?
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QUESTIONS: INVERSION
To ask a question this way, switch the order of
the subject and verb and connect the two with a
dash.
 An extra –t- is added between the verb and the
pronoun when the verb ends in an -a or -e
 Aimes-tu ce classe?
 Mangent-ils déjeuner?
 Danses-tu?
 Parle-t-elle française?
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QUESTIONS: INTONATION
To ask a question this way, raise your voice at
the end of the sentence.
 The sentence structure will remain the same.
 Tu aimes ce classe?
 Ils mangent déjeuner?
 Tu danses?
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QUESTIONS: N’EST-CE PAS
To ask a question this way, end the sentence with
n’est-ce pas.
 The sentence structure will remain the same.
 This is equivalent to the English isn’t it? or right?
 Tu aimes ce classe, n’est-ce pas?
 Ils mangent déjeuner, n’est-ce pas?
 Tu danses, n’est-ce pas?
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