French A-Level
La concordance des temps
What La concordance des temps means in French A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of La concordance des temps
The relationship between the tense of the main verb and the subordinate verb, essential for chronological clarity.
Topics that use La concordance des temps
- Grammar (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Morphosyntactic Precision
- Register and Stylistic Variation
- Syntactic Complexity
- L'antécédent
- L'inversion sujet-verbe
- Le gérondif
- Les connecteurs logiques
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