ABSTRACT
‘Infinitive’ means ‘not expressing tense, person or number’. The infinitive forms of the verb are those such as aller ‘to go’, finir ‘to finish’, descendre ‘to go down’, recevoir ‘to receive’. Whereas in English the infinitive form of the verb is signalled by the presence of ‘to’: ‘to go’, in French the infinitive is signalled by an infinitive ending: aller. There are four infinitive endings, and all French verbs take one of these end ings in their infinitive form: https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">
- er
e.g. aimer, placer, arriver, étudier
- ir
e.g. finir, courir, venir, dormir
- re
e.g. vendre, rire, être, paraître
- oir(e)
e.g. s'asseoir, recevoir, avoir, boire, croire
