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Obsolète : Attestation de déplacement dérogatoire

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When France was on lockdown due to the spread of COVID-19, anyone leaving their home was required to show a signed copy of this document (which went through various iterations) upon request. I turned it into a reading comprehension exercise with side-by-side translation.

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Grammar Lessons

Past Subjunctive

French past subjunctiveThe past subjunctive is the past tense of the subjunctive mood. The exact same verbs, expressions, and conjunctions that call for the subjunctive in the present require the past subjunctive in reference to subjectivity about something that happened in the past.

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Grammar Lessons

À vs de

À vs deAs if the myriad possible translations of à and de aren't enough, these two French prepositions also have complementary and contrasting uses.

   

Expressions

Les Anglais sont arrivés

Les Anglais sont arrivés
The familiar and somewhat old-fashioned French expression les Anglais sont arrivés is a euphemistic way to refer to a subject often considered taboo.

   

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