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Grammaire anglaise  © FREECORP 2001 
II.  STRUCTURES SPECIFIQUES 
 
It’s (temps) since + last 
Il y a trois mois qu’ils se sont 
rencontrés 
It’s three months since they 
last met 
It’s (high) time + preterit 
modal 
Fait toujours référence au 
présent 
It’s time you took a decision 
Exprime une hypothèse non 
réalisable ou fortement 
improbable 
If I were better at English… 
Exprime une comparaison 
irréelle 
He behaves as if he ruled 
everything 
 
 
 
 
III.  SUBORDINATION ET COORDINATION 
 
Unlike his mother, he never 
went to church every 
Sunday 
Unless (sans négation dans la 
subordonnée) 
Unless he finds a job here, 
he won’t go to the States 
Although they had lived 
together for a long time, 
they didn’t understand each 
other 
Uncle T hurried for fear of 
keeping them waiting 
Ce que, que, place après son 
antécédent 
He intended to leave home, 
which upset his mother 
Ce que, que, place avant son 
antécédent 
What he wanted was to 
discover a new country 
His girlfriend, whose job 
was interesting…