When he had sung, they applauded

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When he had sung, they applauded

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The next tense, which poses quite a few problems for learners, is the passé simple. It is mainly used in writing in stories, novels, tales, poems, etc. You will hear it very little in speech, at least today, in our time. It would be very formal, even strange, to hear the passé simple like that in speech. If you like reading, on the other hand, it is interesting and even important to master it or at least understand it. For example, you will read in a tale: il aaime son séjour and not il a aimé son séjour, which would be the passé composé here and that is what we would say in speech. Il a aimé son séjour, in speech; and in a tale, in writing, il aaime son séjour.

Another tense: the past anterior. It expresses anteriority compared to the simple past. You can imagine that, just like the simple past, it is very little used orally but rather in writing.

Next tense: the near future. It is used to talk about an action that happens soon. Sometimes, it is used to talk about a probable, relatively certain event. In the familiar register, it is often france whatsapp number data used to replace the simple future. An example of the near future is: "we're going to the beach this weekend".

Another way to talk about the future is to use the future indicative, which is also called the simple future. It is used to talk about actions that will take place in the slightly more distant future, not necessarily in the near future. And often, it is used for things that are not certain. For example: "when I am on vacation, I will sleep until 10 o'clock".

Another tense: the future perfect. It is used to express anteriority in the future. For example: "I will leave when we have eaten". First, we eat, then I leave. But here, we have not yet eaten, it is in the future. So, we really have an action that takes place before an action that will take place in the future. We also use it to talk about a fact or an action that will be completed in the future. For example: "when we see each other again, you will have had your diploma". For the moment, you do not have it, but in the future, you will have it. When we see each other again in the future, you will have had it.

Another very useful tense: the present conditional. Again, there is a full video from Français Authentique on this topic. It is often used to talk about things that we are not sure about. "It would be cold at their place, it seems." It is also used to express a wish. "I would so much like it to be nice." It can be used to express politeness. "Would you have the time, please?" Or it can also be used for advice or a suggestion. "You should dress warmer." And finally, it can be used to express a hypothesis. "If I had time, I would do more sport."
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