"Systematically"?

Stevie C.C1Kwiziq community member

"Systematically"?

What does it mean for an action to be "consider[ed to be] systematically in the past"? What does the "systematically" mean in this context?

This question relates to:French lesson "Après être allé = After going in French (auxiliary être)"

Asked 7 years ago

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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Stevie !

Here what we meant was : "In French, if you're using ''après + verb'', we consider that this action is always going to take place in the past of when you're speaking."

Thanks to you, we've now changed the lesson text to make it clearer :)

Merci beaucoup et à bientôt !

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Stevie C.C1Kwiziq community member

Thank you! I am really enjoying this way of learning.

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"Systematically"?

What does it mean for an action to be "consider[ed to be] systematically in the past"? What does the "systematically" mean in this context?

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