Crossword puzzle : Nuances of verb tenses in French

Put your mastery of French to the test with this challenging crossword focused on the subtle distinctions between verb tenses. From the subjonctif imparfait to the nuances separating the imparfait from the passé simple, this puzzle will push your grammatical intuition to its limits — exactly what a C1 learner needs.

Horizontalement

1. 3. Mood expressing hypothetical situations
2. 6. Verbal form used in compound tenses
3. 7. Past perfect tense in French
4. 9. Verb without a direct object
5. 10. To call

Verticalement

1. 1. To want
2. 1. To want, triggers subjunctive
3. 1. To want or wish something
4. 1. To want
5. 1. To want or to wish something
6. 1. To want, irregular French verb
7. 1. Verb meaning 'to want'
8. 2. Base form of a verb, unconjugated
9. 4. Mood used to give commands or orders
10. 5. Twilight, dusk at day's end
11. 6. To be able to do something
12. 6. To be able to or can
13. 6. To be able to, modal verb
14. 6. To be able
15. 8. To take
16. 8. To take or grab something
17. 8. To take or grab something