Hello, I am trying to understand why the article is written in present tense but the translations are in the past tense? Thank you.
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Elizabeth P.Kwiziq community member
Hello, I am trying to understand why the article is written in present tense but the translations are in the past tense? Thank you.
This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "Jeanne d'Arc (Portraits français) "
Reading C1, Famous People, Politics, History & Economics, Listening or Seeing C1
Asked 5 years ago
LauraKwiziq team member
Bonjour Elizabeth, thanks for writing. There was supposed to be a note at the top about this but it went missing. I've fixed it now, please take another look.
Raymond P.Kwiziq community member
One of my french teacher told me that biographies in french are always told in the present tense, as if the person is still alive in our minds.
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