French Language Grammar and Pronunciation Glossary
Past Infinitive
Infinitif passé
| Definition | The past infinitive is a compound tense that describes an action that occurred before another action when the subject of both actions is the same. | |||
| Formation | Infinitive auxiliary verb + past participle |
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| Examples | Après avoir vu Luc, j'ai souri. | After seeing Luc, I smiled. | ||
| Il a regretté d'être venu seul à Paris. | He regretted coming to Paris alone. | |||
| Misspellings | Infinitif passe | |||
| Lessons | Past infinitive - Compound tenses - Verb timeline | |||
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