ABSTRACT

Most dictionaries, by convention, use the infi nitive form of the verb as the headword for the entry for all parts of the verb.

Après avoir pris cette photo, le photographe a été arrêté After taking/having taken this photo, the photographer was arrested

(See also Chapter 17.7.)

French infi nitives may or may not translate as infi nitives in English. Forms ending in - ing often provide better translations.