The use of le futur dans ce paragraphe

Lorie R.C1Kwiziq community member

The use of le futur dans ce paragraphe

I'm curious about the use of the future tense throughout this paragraph. Was that a stylistic decision? In English, I can imagine the same paragraph using either present tense or even conditional tense. Would those tenses also be acceptable in French instead of future tense?

Asked 3 years ago
Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi Lorie,

Considering the context I get the impression that the writer is some sort of expert.

So perhaps using the conditional wouldn't carry the same sense of authority to the text?

This is why I think the future is used here.

Hope it helps.

Jim

Lorie R. asked:

The use of le futur dans ce paragraphe

I'm curious about the use of the future tense throughout this paragraph. Was that a stylistic decision? In English, I can imagine the same paragraph using either present tense or even conditional tense. Would those tenses also be acceptable in French instead of future tense?

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