past infinitive

past infinitive
A noun phrase is a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence or phrase (e.g., un je ne sais quoi).
noun phrase
a. le passé de l'infinitif
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
The teacher explained why "to have forgotten" is a past infinitive in "She seems to have forgotten her keys."Le professeur a expliqué pourquoi « avoir oublié » est un passé de l'infinitif dans « Elle semble avoir oublié ses clés. »
b. l'infinitif passé
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
The grammar guide uses "to have seen" to illustrate the past infinitive.Le guide de grammaire utilise « avoir vu » pour illustrer l'infinitif passé.
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