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L’infinitif passé
L’infinitif passé
Definition: The infinitif passé indicates an action finished before the action of the main verb.
Forms: The infinitive of the auxiliary verb (être or avoir) + the participe passé.
**NOTE: With être, the participe passé agrees (feminine/masculine, singular/plural) with the subject.
Uses: The infinitif passé indicates an action completed before the action of the main verb. There is only one subject. The infinitif passé can come after…
1. The conjugated verb (with a preposition, if necessary):
2. The preposition après, which expresses two actions that happen one after the other.
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