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Put your C1 French grammar to the test with this crossword focused on the sequence of tenses (la concordance des temps). From the subjunctive to the conditional and beyond, you’ll need to recall how tenses interact across main and subordinate clauses. Can you navigate the complexities of French temporal logic and complete the grid?
Grid
Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.
Clues
Across
- 3. To be able
- 4. Not long ago, recently
- 6. System of verb forms in French
- 8. Action occurring after another
- 11. Actions happening at same time
- 12. Mood expressing hypothesis
- 13. Telling a story using past tenses
Down
- 1. Soon
- 2. To take or to grab something
- 5. Dependent clause in a sentence
- 7. Clause within a sentence
- 9. Last
- 10. To want
Answers
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Across
- 3. To be able → pouvoir
- 4. Not long ago, recently → naguere
- 6. System of verb forms in French → conjugaison
- 8. Action occurring after another → posteriorite
- 11. Actions happening at same time → simultaneite
- 12. Mood expressing hypothesis → conditionnel
- 13. Telling a story using past tenses → narration
Down
- 1. Soon → bientot
- 2. To take or to grab something → prendre
- 5. Dependent clause in a sentence → subordinate
- 7. Clause within a sentence → proposition
- 9. Last → dernier
- 10. To want → vouloir
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