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The Sequence of Tenses in the Indicative (La concordance des temps) The sequence of tenses is a set of rules in French that ensures the verb in a...

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Did she tell you why she was angry?

Elle t'a dit pourquoi elle était en colère ?

Yes, she claimed that nobody had warned her about the change.

Oui, elle prétendait que personne ne l'avait prévenue du changement.

Marc assured me that he would finish the report before noon.

Marc m'a assuré qu'il finirait le rapport avant midi.

That's unlikely given the pile of files he has on his desk.

C'est peu probable vu la pile de dossiers qu'il a sur son bureau.

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