Antériorité

In this post, Antériorité, you will learn French words to express past time. You can use these words at the beginning of your sentences.

Let’s practice them here.

Grammar : Anteriority

Practice also:

ActualitéActuality

PosterioritéPosteriority

Grammar Level 3

1. Reflexive verbs:
            a) A daily routine: Une routine quotidienne
            b) Reflexive verbs in past tense: Les verbse pronominaux au passé composé
2. Near future tense:
            a) Definition: Le Futur Proche
            b) Le Futur Proche practice 1:11 phrases
3. Simple Future tense:
            a) Definition Regular verbs: Le Futur Simple 
            b) Regular verbs: Les verbes réguliers au futur (Test 1)
            c) Irregular verbs: Les verbes irréguliers au futur simple (Test 1)
            d) Le future simple practice 1: 11 phrases 
            e) Le future simple practice 2:  25 verbes
            f) Sentences ER verbs future simple: Phrases ER verbes futur simple
            g) Sentences IR verbs future simple: Phrases IR verbes futur simple
            h) Sentences RE verbs future simple: Phrases RE verbes futur simple
4. Another Verbs: 
           a) Another 15 regular verbs: 15 autres verbes réguliers
           b) Another 15 irregular verbs: 15 autres verbes irréguliers
5. Compound Past  or The preterit – Le passé composé:
            a) Past Participle: Les participes passés
            b) 20 Irregular French past participles: 20 Participes passés irréguliers
6. Imperfect tense – l’imparfait:
           a) Imparfait practice 2: À l’école élémentaire 
           b) Imparfait practice 3: Barbe bleu
           c) Imparfait et Passé composé practice 4: Présent-Imparfait-Passé composé Practice
7. More Prepositions: Prépositions
           a) Prepositions practice 1: Pratique des prépositions 1
           b) Prepositions practice 2: Pratique des prépositions 2
           c) Since, During, For, There is: Depuis, Pendant, Pour, Il y a
8. French expressions with the verb to be (être):
           a) Expressions françaises avec être
           b) To be in the process of – Être en train de
           c) Expressions françaises avec être et avoir
9. Québec French and Metropolitan French: Français québécois et français métropolitain
10. The idea of time : L’idée du temps
           a) Anteriority: Anteriorité 
           b) Actuality: Actualité
           c) Posteriority: Posteriorité
11. Past Tense Indicators : 
            a) Indicators for Passé composé
            b) Indicators for imparfait

12. “I have been” in French: “J’ai été” en français.

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Anteriority

Understanding how to express past events accurately is crucial for effective communication in any language. We will cover various expressions such as “autrefois” (formerly), “jadis” (in the past), and “il y a” (ago), which help convey when an action or event took place. By incorporating these terms into your sentences, you will be able to narrate past experiences, describe historical events, and discuss previous occurrences with greater precision. Additionally, we will provide examples and exercises to help you practice using these expressions in different contexts. By the end of this post, you will feel more confident in your ability to talk about the past in French. Let’s dive in and enhance your language skills together!