Use Of Tenses Flashcards
English progressive present in french ?
French simple present
When can the french present be used to express and action in the immediate future?
When some other word in the sentence indicates futurity.
Demain nous partons pour Paris
What to use then an action began in the past and is still continuing in the present?
French present with
Depuis, il y a….que, voici…que, voilà…que
What to use in a negative sentence with depuis, voici…que, voilà…que and il y a…que?
Passé composé
Je n’ai pas vu Guy depuis trois jours
What to use if an action is finished and took place over a definite period of time in the past?
Passé composé
“For” expressed by pendant
Nous avons appris le français pendant deux ans
Il a plu pendant trois jours
When is the future used?
After Quand, lorsque, dès que, aussitôt que and tant que. If the action will take place sometime in the future.
If the main clause of a sentence is in a past tense, what tense is the dependent clause in?
The conditional
Richard croyait que Georges le ferait
If the dependent clause of a sentence is in the conditional, what tense is the main clause in?
A past tense
Je lui au demandé s’il partirait bientôt
What is the pluperfect?
Indicates a past action that took place before the beginning of another past action.
What tense does one use if an action that begins in the past is interrupted by another action?
First action is in the imperfect with depuis or il y avait…que then the passé composé
Il y avait un an qu’il apprenait le français Quand il est parti pour l’Afrique
What is the future perfect ?
Describes an action that will have taken place before another future action
How do you form the future perfect?
Future of auxiliary + past participle
J’aurai vu ton professeur Quand tu retreras
Si present
Future
Si imperfect
Conditional
Si pluperfect
Past conditional
