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
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 !
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