French infinitive — definition?
Base, unconjugated form of a verb.
Past Tenses — main types?
Passé composé, imparfait, passé simple.
Participe Passé — function?
Forms compound tenses with auxiliary verbs.
Irregular verbs — example?
Être, avoir, faire, venir, prendre.
Conjugation patterns — regular?
Add endings to verb stems based on group.
Verb meanings — context?
Varies with usage; literal, idiomatic, figurative.
Verb usage — key rule?
Match tense, mood, and subject in sentences.
Passé composé — auxiliary?
Avoir or être + past participle.
Imparfait — use?
Ongoing or habitual past actions.
Passé simple — context?
Literary, formal narration.
Past participle — regular?
-é, -i, -u endings for regular verbs.
Irregular past participles — example?
été, pris, fait, vu.
Regular -er verbs — present endings?
e, es, e, ons, ez, ent.
Verb agreement — in passé composé?
Past participles agree with preceding direct objects when applicable.
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1. What is a French infinitive?
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