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Time Expressions
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Venir de, "to have just...," can be used with almost any verb to refer to an action that has just been completed. Click here to view the forms of venir ("to come") in the Present tense. EXAMPLES
The expression être en train de ("to be in the process of") can be used with any verb to indicate or emphasize that an action is not only taking place, but is ongoing. You will see it used, when the ongoing action needs to be stressed in some fashion:
Although these two expressions are translated by vastly different tenses in English, the main verb of both expressions is conjugated in the PRESENT TENSE in French. |
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Examples of Time Expressions
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