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Theresa May et le Parti conservateur subissent un sérieux revers aux élections britanniques
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La Première ministre conservatrice britannique Theresa May a perdu jeudi dernier sa majorité au Parlement à la suite d’une élection anticipée. Les résultats de l’élection, qui a eu lieu trois ans plus tôt que prévu, ont suscité des incertitudes sur l’avenir de son gouvernement et des négociations du Brexit.
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J'aimerais qu'on fasse un peu histoire, qu'on parle des historiens qui n'en sont pas.
Catherine:
Il semble que tu te contredises un peu, non ?
Nicolas:
Pas du tout. Je voulais parler des négationnistes. Bien qu'ils se décriventsouvent comme des historiens, la seule chose qu'ils fassent, c'est réinventer l'histoire sur des bases antisémites.
Catherine:
Je comprends que tu n'accueilles pas leurs théories et que tu veuilles parler de ce thème. De nos jours, le problème de la manipulation de l'information à des fins politiques est de plus en plus inquiétant.
Nicolas:
Le devoir de mémoire est une question fondamentale. D'après moi, il faudrait même qu’on leur interdise de publier des ouvrages.
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The subjunctive tense is common in the French language. However, it can be challenging for non-native French speakers to determine in which situations to use it and with which phrases and verbs.
In this chapter, we will study the form of the present subjunctive as well as its use. First we will start with the form of the verbs then we’ll explore the use of this tense.
The subjunctive tense is ALWAYS preceded with “que”. So in all the conjugations of the verbs throughout this chapter, we will have “que” before the verb in the subjunctive.
In this part, we will explore the conjugation of the verbs of the third group. As we already mentioned in other lessons, the verbs of the third group are called irregular verbs which means that they don’t follow the same rule when they conjugate. In this part we will group verbs according to their conjugation in the present subjunctive. We will notice that the ending and the root play a significant part in helping us conjugate into the present subjunctive.
In this lesson, we will study the verbs conjugating like cueillir, dire, écrire and faire.
Verbs conjugating like cueillir
The following verbs conjugate into the present subjunctive like cueillir: accueillir, recueillir, se recueillir.
Qu’il n’y a pas de super-héros français, du style de Batman ou Superman ! C’est quand même terrible. J’en ai assez que dans les films américains, les Français soient plutôt dans le rôle du méchant orgueilleux, rarement dans celui du héros. Et pourquoi est-ce qu’un super-héros ne pourrait pas être français ?
Catherine:
Probablement parce qu’un super héros portant un béret et une baguette sous le bras ne serait pas très impressionnant… Bon je plaisante Nicolas. Ne monte pas sur tes grands chevaux, car il existe bel et bien des super-héros français.
Nicolas:
Vraiment ?
Catherine:
Mais oui ! Seulement il faut dire qu’ils ne sont pas très connus. Par exemple, est-ce que tu as entendu parler de Nyctalope ?
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L’expression « monter surses grands chevaux » est utilisée pour décrire quelqu’un qui s'emporte ou qui se met en colère avec l'idée que cette personne est passionnée par le sujet et prend un air condescendant.
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Put the verbs in parentheses in the present subjunctive.
Tu ne pourras pas créer ton association à moins que tu ne (recueillir)
100 000 signatures.
Bien que l’état (interdire)
les regroupements de motards au centre ville, trois cents motards se sont réunis dans le square pour marquerl’anniversaire de la mort d’un membre de leur club.
J’ai vraiment dû beaucoup insister pour qu’ils (satisfaire)
enfin toutes nos conditions.
