107. Past Infinitive
The past infinitive is used to express something that has already happened. Verbs such as s'excuser, regretter, and remercier are often used in this tense. It is formed with the infinitive of the auxiliary verb (avoir or être) and the past participle of the main verb. And the past participle can have agreement as well, with either the subject or the object, depending on the sentence. Whenever après is followed by a verb, it is always a past infinitive. And note that negative expressions precede an infinitive.
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Je vous remercie d'être venus. |
I thank you for coming (or having come.) |
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Excusez-moi d'être arrivé(e) en retard. |
Excuse me for arriving (or having arrived) late. |
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Après avoir fini mes études, je veux devenir professeur. |
After finishing (or having finished) my studies, I want to become a teacher. |
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Elle regrette de ne pas avoir posé de questions. |
She regrets not asking (or having asked) any questions. |
108. In the Ocean
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barnacle |
la bernacle |
crab |
le crabe |
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bubble |
la bulle |
fish hook |
le hameçon |
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wet suit |
la combinaison de plongée |
mask |
le masque |
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fishing line |
la ligne de pêche |
scuba diver |
le plongeur sous-marin |
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jellyfish |
la méduse |
sand |
le sable |
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flipper |
la palme |
treasure chest |
le trésor |
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clam |
la palourde |
snorkel |
le tuba |
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wave |
la vague |
shipwreck |
l'épave |
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anchor |
l'ancre |
seaweed |
les algues |
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oxygen tank |
le ballon d'oxygène |
starfish |
l'étoile de mer |
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seashell |
le coquillage |
sea horse |
l'hippocampe |
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coral |
le corail |
sea urchin |
l'oursin |
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helm |
la barre |
109. To Die
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Mourir-to die |
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meurs |
mourons |
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meurs |
mourez |
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meurt |
meurent |
The past participle is mort / morte and it is conjugated with être. You will most likely use this verb in the past tense, but it is used in some present tense sayings.
Je meurs de faim ! I'm dying of hunger / I'm starving!
110. In Space
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alien |
l'extra-terrestre (m) |
nebula |
la nébuleuse |
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asteroid |
l'astéroïde (m) |
planet |
la planète |
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astronaut |
l'astronaute (m) |
rings |
les anneaux |
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beaker |
le gobelet |
robot |
le robot / l'automate |
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comet |
la comète |
rocket |
la fusée interplanétaire |
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constellation |
la constellation |
satellite |
le satellite |
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control panel |
le tableau de bord |
solar panel |
le panneau solaire |
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crater |
le cratère |
solar system |
le système solaire |
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Earth |
la terre |
space shuttle |
la navette spatiale |
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galaxy |
la galaxie |
space station |
la station spatiale |
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laboratory |
le laboratoire |
space suit |
le scaphandre de cosmonaute |
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landing capsule |
la capsule d'atterrissage |
spaceship |
la soucoupe volante |
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lunar rover |
la jeep lunaire |
star |
l'étoile (f) |
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meteor shower |
la pluie de météores |
sun |
le soleil |
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moon |
la lune |
test tube |
l'éprouvette (f) |
