OF 24 A 20 P 22 Concordance des temps - antériorité Flashcards

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to express in one sentence the fact that an event occurred or will occur before another event, we often use two verbs of different tenses

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main verb (past tense) subordinate verb
j’ai relu le contrat avant - de le signer
qu’on le signe (subj)
I reread the contract before - signing it
it was signed

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J’avais relu le contract quand on l’a signé
I had reread the contract when it was signed
Plus-que-parfait PC

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D’habitude, j’avais relu le contrat quand je le signais. Plus-que-parfait and Imparfait
Normally, I had read the contract before signing it

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main verb (future tense) subordinate verb
je relirai le contrat avant - de le signer
qu’on le signe (subj)
I will reread the contract before - signing it
it is signed

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J’aurai relu le contrat quand on le signera

I will have reread the contract when it is signed.

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