For a good introduction to the author, click here.

To find out more about the simple past and the imperfect,  click here.

A great exercise on past tenses based on a letter written by Flaubert to his mistress:  Louise Collet.

Some Instructions

• The passage for translation includes highlighted words: click on a highlighted word or phrase to see more information about it in the right-hand column.
• In the CALL Facility, or via the MML Network Service, you can use the Oxford Hachette Dictionary (Go to Start > Programs > French > Oxford Hachette Dictionary > Superlex).
• Type up your translation with a separate program alongside your web browser. Use a word processor or text editor; on a CALL Facility PC WordPad (Go to Start > Programs > Accessories > WordPad) is reccomended.
• You can save your work on a floppy disk or send yourself (or your tutor) a copy of your translation by copying and pasting it into an email message. To simplify transmission, save your file as plain text rather than a word processor document: under Save As go for plain text. You may even wish to type your translation directly into an email message.