Conditional..confused

andy f.B2Kwiziq community member

Conditional..confused

Selon un etude....parleraient ,  je le comprends

Mais why does it say , un peu plus tard Dan  cette phrase, "la meme etude....'a' le plus grandre nombre."  Il ne devrait pas plutot dire "ait" or est ce car le phrase dit "a decouvert"  donc it is certain so not conditionnel

Asked 3 weeks ago
CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Andy,

That's an excellent question!

You're correct about "a découvert"Le Passé Composé (Indicatif) brings a notion of certainty (i.e this result was found, it did happen -> it's a fact). Therefore, it is "treating" what's following as a fact too. Hence, Le Présent is used here.

In the first sentence, we are reporting someone's study which is not 100% verifiable. So, in French and in this context, Le Conditionnel is used to distance yourself or to imply a certain degree of caution.

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

andy f.B2Kwiziq community member

Sorry I meant aurait not sit ie conditionnel

andy f. asked:

Conditional..confused

Selon un etude....parleraient ,  je le comprends

Mais why does it say , un peu plus tard Dan  cette phrase, "la meme etude....'a' le plus grandre nombre."  Il ne devrait pas plutot dire "ait" or est ce car le phrase dit "a decouvert"  donc it is certain so not conditionnel

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