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Subordinating conjunctions introduce subordinate, or dependent, clauses. The most commonly used are que (that),
pendant que (as, while), quand / lorsque (when), depuis que (since, indicating time), tandis que (while, whereas) puisque
(since), parce que (because).
Il est évident que Trey est un curieux It is evident that Trey is a curious
personnage. character.
Trey et Tex sont tous les deux des artistes, Trey and Tex are both artists, but while Tex
mais tandis que Tex est poète, Trey est is a poet, Trey is a musician.
musicien.
Depuis que Tex connaît Trey, il a découvert Since Tex has known Trey, he has
le monde du rap. discovered the world of rap.
Trey se lève quand le soleil se couche. Il Trey gets up when the sun goes down. He
travaille pendant que Tex dort. works while Tex is alseep.
Puisque Tex et Trey sont frères et artistes, Since Tex and Trey are brothers and artists,
ils devraient se comprendre. Mais ce n'est they should understand each other. But this
pas le cas. is not case.
Some of these conjunctions may occur with other tenses besides the present, including the future, conditional, and
imperfect. There are other conjunctions which require the subjunctive.
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