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"une fois" meaning "once"
i have the sentence
une fois l'ambulance partie, la foule s'est disperse'e. the crowd dispersed once the ambulance had left.
i'm surprised the verb "etre" doesn't precede "partie." is this a set grammatical rule that's triggered by "une fois..."?
merci
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EducatorPermalink Reply by George Hunt on -
It's a set expression and a "shortcut" as there are alternative and more "long winded" ways of saying the same thing.
"Aussitot que" + a verb comes to mind. ="as soon as"
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/subjunctivisor/aussitot-que/
and
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/fr-aussit%C3%B4t-que-mode.2...
"dès que" is also nice (but I have never used it
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