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concordance

des formes verbale et auxiliaire

la concordance

s'applique

aux verbes et aux auxiliaires

Dans un contexte passé,

certains modaux ont une valeur passé:

will -> would

can -> could

may -> might

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 ]

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.