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Distinction between tense and mood in French?
In a comment relating to a question about the subjunctive mood in German,
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(in) French for example, the distinction between mood and tense is blurred.
My impression is that the distinction is much clearer in French than in English.
Is the general statement about being blurred true?
Thanks in advance. Merci!
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- 7 years agoFavorite Answer
Tense: The time period (past, present, future)
Mood: The nature of the verb (conditional, indicative, subjunctive, imperative)
To me there is a clear distinction. I don't know about German, but as for Spanish and French there is a clear distinction between tense and mood).
- LlyaneLv 77 years ago
Hi, Jim
Mood (or mode, in French), shows what the verb expresses.
1. Indicatif - statements for real actions
2. Impératif - order or request
3. Conditionnel - hypothesis and conditions
4. Subjonctif - subjectivity, emotions, feelings,demands, wishes, hopes
5. Participe
6. Infinitif
Tenses - the time when the actions take place
1. Présent
2. Passé composé
3. Imparfait
4. Futur simple
5. Futur proche
6. Futur antérieur
7. Plus-que-parfait
8. Passé simple
etc.
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Hope this helps!
Source(s): Parisian French online coach
