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The past before the past: le plus-que-parfaitForming the plus-que-parfait with the imperfect of the auxiliary, and using it for what…Compound relatives: lequel, auquel, ce dontChoosing the relative when a preposition comes first, contracting with à and de, and…Negation beyond ne… pasChoosing the second half of the negation, placing it correctly with infinitives and the…Present participle, gérondif and verbal adjectiveTelling apart the three -ant forms: the gérondif with en, the present participle that…Depuis, pendant, il y a, dans, enChoosing among the five depending on whether you mean a starting point, a finished…Stressed pronouns and pronoun orderUsing moi, toi, lui, eux after prepositions, in comparisons and for emphasis; and…
Another oneKeep practising: FrenchThe rule, in three lines
Connect each reference to previously stated actions and properties. If two antecedents remain possible, name the distinction and ask for clarification; the nearest noun alone does not decide.
The usual slip. Assign an action to the nearest name without reconstructing the exchange.
Why it catches you out. English often uses this for an entire preceding statement; French references also require attention to their scope.
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- The past before the past: le plus-que-parfaitForming the plus-que-parfait with the imperfect of the auxiliary, and using it for what…
- Compound relatives: lequel, auquel, ce dontChoosing the relative when a preposition comes first, contracting with à and de, and…
- Negation beyond ne… pasChoosing the second half of the negation, placing it correctly with infinitives and the…