French Grammar Drills by Eliane Kurbegov

Author:Eliane Kurbegov
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2018-05-13T04:00:00+00:00

The past infinitive is also used after adjectives of feeling. In these cases, the subject of the past infinitive is the same as the subject of the verb in the main clause, and the action expressed in the past infinitive occurred before the action expressed in the main verb.

Exercise 106

Complete each French sentence with the past infinitive form of the verb in parentheses.

1. After they got home, they ate dinner.

Après _______________________, ils ont dîné. (rentrer)

2. After singing, we bowed.

Après _______________________, nous avons fait la révérence. (chanter)

3. After winning the prize, she was elated.

Après _______________________ le prix, elle était transportée de joie. (gagner)

4. After you heard the news, you ran out.

Après _______________________ la nouvelle, tu es parti en courant. (entendre)

5. After they built the school, they got a lot of work.

Après _______________________ l’école, ils ont eu beaucoup de travail. (bâtir)

6. He is sad that he lost his job.

Il est triste d’_______________________ son emploi. (perdre)

7. We are delighted we gave a good impression.

Nous sommes enchantés d’_______________________ une bonne impression. (faire)

8. She is tired after walking so much.

Elle est fatiguée après _______________________ autant. (marcher)

9. They are sorry they missed the train.

Ils sont désolés d’_______________________ le train. (rater)

10. They are happy they left earlier.

Elles sont contentes d’_______________________ plus tôt. (partir)

11. He is surprised that he came in first.

Il est surpris d’_______________________ en premier. (arriver)

12. He paid the driver after he got off.

Il a payé le chauffeur après _______________________. (descendre)

13. We are disgusted that we made such a big mistake.

Nous sommes dégoûtés d’_______________________ une si grosse faute. (faire)

14. She is horrified that she forgot.

Elle est horrifiée d’_______________________. (oublier)

15. They are sorry they left before the end.

Ils sont désolés d’_______________________ avant la fin. (sortir)

16. After she came home, she went to bed.

Après _______________________ à la maison, elle s’est couchée. (rentrer)

17. After they washed the dog, they dried him.

Après _______________________ le chien, ils l’ont séché. (laver)

18. After they went out, the boys picked up their friend.

Après _______________________, les garçons ont cherché leur copain. (sortir)

19. After she went upstairs, she calmed down.

Après _______________________, elle s’est calmée. (monter)

20. I am shocked that I passed the exam.

Je suis ahurie d’_______________________ à l’examen. (réussir)

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