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-ing Verbs, Impersonal Verbs & the Passive

1

Turn the infinitives below into present participles.

Example vouloir ......................... voulant a donner ............................... ............................... c entendre ............................... b partir

d acheter ...............................

g faire ...............................

Higher

e choisir ...............................

h aller ...............................

f perdre ...............................

i

être ...............................

2 Complete the sentences by changing the infinitives into present participles. Then translate the sentences into English.

a

parler

J’ai joué du piano en ................................. .

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b En ................................. dans la cuisine, je vois mon père.

entrer

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c Nous avons expliqué la situation en ................................. .

marcher

Higher

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d

rire

Elle est entrée en ................................. .

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e

tomber

Il a crié en ................................. .

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3

Translate these sentences into French .

a

After having made bread, I ate it.

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Higher

b

After having left, he came back.

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Section Fifteen — Verbs and Tenses