Notre planète est en crise : infinitives as nouns, 'en train de' and 'venir de'
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I can describe what is in the process of happening and what has just happened in the context of the environment.
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To talk about something that is 'in the process of' happening, we can use 'être en train de' + infinitive.
The phrase 'être en train de' is usually translated using the -ing form of the verb in English.
To talk about something that has just happened, we can use 'venir de' + infinitive.
The English past participle translates the French infinitive when using 'venir de' + infinitive.
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