tenses Flashcards

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le present

A

present tense. used for regular and one time actions that happen in the present or scheduled for the future

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imparfait

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states or actions that were ongoing or repeated in the past. (mostly written)

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passe simple

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completed one time action in the past (literary)

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future proche

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actions in near furure/ shows an already set intention. going to___

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futur anterieur

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future action that will have happened by a specific time, or prediction of the past

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passe compose

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completed actions in past, and emphasize results of past action

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le passe recent

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completed actions that happened right before we talk about them(have just)

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plus que parfait

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something that happened before something else, always occurs before something else expressed in a different past tense.

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futur simple

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to talk about future plans or action and prediction about the future or if sentances

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