Crossword : The infinitive in French

Welcome to this crossword puzzle about the infinitive in French! The infinitive is the base form of a verb: the form you find in the dictionary, such as parler, finir or être. Can you recognise and spell these common French infinitives? Give it a try!

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Clues

Across

1. Use or usage
3. Compound form
5. Verb ending
7. Grammatical construction
9. To give
11. Infinitive verb form
12. Action
13. To sleep
14. Verb conjugation

Down

1. To enter
2. To leave
3. Conditional mood
4. Preposition word
6. Clause in grammar
8. Neutral form
10. Four

Answers

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Across

1. Use or usage → emploi
3. Compound form → compose
5. Verb ending → terminaison
7. Grammatical construction → construction
9. To give → donner
11. Infinitive verb form → infinitif
12. Action → action
13. To sleep → dormir
14. Verb conjugation → conjugaison

Down

1. To enter → entrer
2. To leave → partir
3. Conditional mood → conditionnel
4. Preposition word → preposition
6. Clause in grammar → proposition
8. Neutral form → neutre
10. Four → quatre

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