L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb basaner

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The English translation of basaner is “to tan” or “to sunbathe.” It is pronounced as “bah-sah-neh.”

The origin of basaner can be traced back to the Latin word “bassus,” meaning low or short. In French, it evolved to “bas,” meaning low or deep, and eventually became “basaner,” which literally means “to make low” or “to deepen.”

In everyday French, basaner is most often used in its reflexive form, se basaner, to mean “to sunbathe.”

  1. Je vais me basaner sur la plage cet après-midi. (I am going to sunbathe on the beach this afternoon.)
  2. Tu devrais te basaner un peu, tu es trop pâle. (You should tan a bit, you are too pale.)
  3. Ils se sont basanés toute la journée et ont attrapé un coup de soleil. (They sunbathed all day and got a sunburn.)

Note: In the present tense, the reflexive pronoun “se” is placed before the verb, so it becomes “se basaner.” However, in other tenses, the reflexive pronoun is placed after the verb: Je me suis basané(e), Tu te basanais, Ils se basaneront, etc. This is a common feature of reflexive verbs in French.

Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of basaner

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je basane Je basane dans le jardin. I soak in the garden.
tu basanes Tu basanes longtemps. You soak for a long time.
il basane Il basane à la plage. He soaks at the beach.
elle basane Elle basane tranquille. She soaks peacefully.
on basane On basane pour se détendre. We soak to relax.
nous basanons Nous basanons tous les soirs. We soak every night.
vous basanez Vous basanez dans la mer. You soak in the sea.
ils basanent Ils basanent en équipe. They soak as a team.
elles basanent Elles basanent sous le soleil. They soak under the sun.

Other Conjugations for Basaner.

Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb basaner

Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner

Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner

Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner

Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner 

Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner

Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner 

Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner 

Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner

Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner

Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner 

Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner 

Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner

Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner

Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner 

L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner

L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner  (this article)

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Basaner – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense

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The French “l’infinitif présent” (Infinitive Present) tense is not a true verb tense in the same way that the present, past, or future tenses are. Instead, it’s the base form of a verb, and it has several important uses and interactions with other tenses.

Forming the Infinitive Present

To form the infinitive present of a verb, you typically take the unconjugated form of the verb (the form you’d find in a French dictionary) and remove the ending. For regular verbs, you remove the -er, -ir, or -re ending, and you’re left with the infinitive. For example:
   – Parler (to speak)
   – Finir (to finish)
   – Vendre (to sell)

Common Everyday Usage Patterns

As a Verb’s Dictionary Form

The most common use of the infinitive present is to represent a verb in its base form. It’s the form you would find in a dictionary or verb conjugation table.

After Modal Verbs

When you use modal verbs like “pouvoir” (can), “vouloir” (want), or “devoir” (must), the verb that follows is in its infinitive form. For example:
     – Je veux manger. (I want to eat.)
     – Il peut parler français. (He can speak French.)

As an Imperative

In informal commands, the infinitive is often used. For example:
     – Ferme la porte. (Close the door.)

In Infinitive Clauses

In complex sentences, especially after certain conjunctions, the infinitive is used to express actions that are separate from the main verb. For example:
     – J’ai besoin de manger avant de partir. (I need to eat before leaving.)

Interactions with Other Tenses

Present Tense

The infinitive present can be used with the present tense to express ongoing actions or habitual actions. For example:
     – J’aime manger des croissants. (I like eating croissants.)

Future Tense

When combined with the future tense of “aller,” the infinitive present can express future actions. For example:
     – Je vais manger au restaurant demain. (I am going to eat at the restaurant tomorrow.)

Conditional Tense

The infinitive present is often used with the conditional to express actions that would happen in a hypothetical situation. For example:

     – Il mangerait s’il avait faim. (He would eat if he were hungry.)

Passé Composé

When forming compound tenses like “passé composé,” the auxiliary verb (être or avoir) is conjugated, and the main verb remains in its infinitive form. For example:
     – J’ai mangé une pomme. (I ate an apple.)
     – Elle est partie. (She left.)

Imperfect Tense

The infinitive present can be combined with the imperfect tense to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past. For example:
     – Quand j’étais enfant, j’aimais jouer. (When I was a child, I liked to play.)

Subjunctive and Conditional Moods

In some complex sentences, the infinitive can be used with the subjunctive and conditional moods, especially when expressing uncertainty, possibility, or doubt.

Summary

The infinitive present in French serves as the base form of a verb and is used in various contexts, including after modal verbs, in imperative commands, in infinitive clauses, and in combination with other tenses to convey a wide range of meanings and actions. Its flexibility makes it a fundamental part of French grammar.

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