Breakdown of Pour se concentrer en conduisant, il faut regarder la route.
pour
for
regarder
to watch
il
it (impersonal subject)
falloir
to be necessary / must (impersonal)
conduire
to drive
en
while / by (with gerund)
se concentrer
to concentrate
la route
the road
Questions & Answers about Pour se concentrer en conduisant, il faut regarder la route.
How is the word conduisant formed here?
Conduisant is the present participle of conduire (to drive). To form it, take the nous form in the present tense (nous conduisons), drop the -ons, and add -ant. Together with en, it forms the gérondif (en conduisant), meaning "while driving".
Could I say pendant conduire instead of en conduisant?
Why does it say se concentrer instead of just concentrer?
The English translation says "look at", so why is there no word for "at" before la route?
The French verb regarder already means "to look at". You don't need to add an extra preposition; you just attach the object directly to the verb (regarder la route).
Why are the verbs concentrer and regarder in their unconjugated infinitive forms?
Both verbs follow rules that require an infinitive. Concentrer follows the preposition pour (which means "in order to" when followed by a verb), and regarder follows the impersonal expression il faut (it is necessary to / one must).
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