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Steinmeyer, Georg – IRAL, 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)
Descriptors: French, Language Usage, Syntax, Tenses (Grammar)
