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Verbs + infinitive directly (no preposition)

Structure:

modal/auxiliary-like verb + infinitive (no preposition)

Verbs that take a direct infinitive: aimer, vouloir, pouvoir, devoir, aller, venir de, savoir, préférer, laisser, voir, entendre.

Example:

Je veux partir. Tu peux venir. Elle doit travailler. Nous allons manger. **Translation:** I want to leave. You can come. She must work. We are going to eat.

Examples

Je veux partir.

I want to leave.

Tu peux venir.

You can come.

Elle doit travailler.

She must work.

Nous allons manger.

We are going to eat.

Practice

Question 1 of 30 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Je veux partir."

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Conditionnel présent: formation

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