ERIC Number: EJ356832
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Publication Date: 1987
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Le "Futur Anterieur" comme temps du passe: Remarques sur un emploi particulier frequent du "futur anterieur" en francais. (The "Futur Anterieur" as Past Tense: Remarks on a Particular Frequent Use of the "Futur Anterieur" in French).
Steinmeyer, Georg
IRAL, v25 n2 p119-29 May 1987
Explains how the "futur anterieur" is often used to indicate past time in French grammar. Using authentic evidence from a news magazine, some hypotheses on the conditions of use of the "futur anterieur" are suggested. Criteria for distinguishing past tense functions from modal functions are also presented. (TR)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: French
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