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concordance des formes verbale et auxiliaire

 

la concordance

s'applique

aux verbes et aux auxiliaires

 

 

 

 

Chaque modal a une valeur prétérit :

 

will -> would

 

can -> could

 

may -> might

 

shall -> should

 

 

 

 

 

Sean Connery quits film project

as Variety reports he may be retiring

 [ concordance au présent :

quits -> reports -> may ]

 

Hollywood's industry newspaper, Variety,

reported last night

that Sean Connery had abruptly pulled out

of his current film project

and might be about to announce his retirement.

 [ concordance au prétérit :

reported -> had -> might ]

Headline and §1, G, 30.9.2004,
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/sep/30/
filmnews.film 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharon hints that Arafat may be killed

 

Ariel Sharon has threatened

that Yasser Arafat will meet the same fate as Hamas leaders

who were assassinated earlier this year by the Israeli military.

In ambiguous comments to Israeli newspapers

to mark the Jewish new year, the prime minister said

he intends to force the Palestinian leader into exile.

But he also hinted that Mr Arafat might be killed.

Headline and first §§, G, 15.9.2004,
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/sep/15/
israel

 

 

 

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