OF 24 A 20 P 22 Concordance des temps - antériorité Flashcards
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
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
J’avais relu le contract quand on l’a signé
I had reread the contract when it was signed
Plus-que-parfait PC
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
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
J’aurai relu le contrat quand on le signera
I will have reread the contract when it is signed.