can we use the present tense to express the future?

can we use the present tense to express the future?

I’m coming back to my last column from last season, at the request of Jean-Marc, who wrote to me on Facebook following this Bonbon sur la langue of June 30, 2024. He said to me: “Hello Muriel, you just said ‘in three minutes, I’m on vacation’. Yves Calvi always says: ‘In five minutes, Laurent Gerra … Read more

Future indicative or present conditional: What should you use?

Future indicative or present conditional: What should you use?

If you like the French language, you will have noticed that between the future and the conditional, it’s a bit of a mess. Thus, we often read sentences such as “I’m sorry, I’ll be late” or “I’d like to please you”. What’s the problem? An extra or missing “s”. To find out, let’s go back … Read more

Spelling: Lastly clear guidelines about dashes, areas, slashes – WELT

Spelling: Lastly clear guidelines about dashes, areas, slashes – WELT

It isn’t nearly gender stars and “polonaise”: the brand new spelling guidelines additionally present details about “orthotepography” for the primary time. It is vitally essential to have clear statements about traces the place many individuals make errors time and again. A spell professional explains them. 2024-07-28 12:04:41 #Spelling #Lastly #clear #guidelines #dashes #areas #slashes #WELT