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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…