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### Sequential Actions with "Une fois que"

When defusing a bomb, sequence is everything. To express "once" a specific action is completely finished, French uses **une fois que**.

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To show that an action must be entirely completed before the next one can begin, pair **une fois que** with a compound tense, such as the *passé composé*.

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Notice how the completed action (finding the bomb) is in the *passé composé*, while the subsequent instruction is in the imperative. This strictly orders the events.

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You can also use the present tense in the main clause to describe what happens right after a completed step.

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Completed actions (une fois que)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prep

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular 'to be' and indefinite articles (je suis un...)

Singular definite articles (le, la, l')

Identifying vs. describing (c'est vs. il est)

Feminine adjective agreement (+e)

Plural pronouns and 'to be' (nous sommes, vous êtes)

Formal and informal you (tu vs. vous)

Plural nouns and indefinite articles (des... -s)

Plural definite articles (les)

Plural adjective agreement (+s)

Stressed pronouns (moi, toi, lui)

The verb "to have" singular (j'ai, tu as, il a)

The verb "to have" plural (nous avons, vous avez, ils ont)

There is / there are (il y a)

Basic verbal negation (ne... pas)

Negating "there is" (il n'y a pas de)

Regular -er verbs singular (je parle, tu parles, il parle)

Regular -er verbs plural (nous parlons, vous parlez, ils parlent)

The verb "to be called" (s'appeler)

Yes/no questions with intonation (Tu parles ?)

Yes/no questions with "Est-ce que" (Est-ce que tu parles ?)

Informal questions (qui, que, quoi)

Standard questions (est-ce que)

Singular possessives (mon, ton, son)

Plural possessives (notre, votre, leur)

Demonstrative adjectives (ce, cet, cette, ces)

Adjective placement

Numbers 1 to 20

Numbers 21 to 100

Age and physical states (avoir)

The verb to go (aller)

The preposition to/at (à, au, aux)

Question word for location (où)

Prepositions for cities and countries (à, en, au, aux)

The verb to come (venir)

The preposition from/of (de, du, des)

Question word for origin (d'où)

The verb to do/make (faire)

Days of the week (lundi, mardi)

Telling time (il est... heure)

Question words for time (quand, à quelle heure)

The verb to take or have (prendre)

The verb to drink (boire)

Partitive articles (du, de la, de l')

Zero quantity (pas de)

Expressions of quantity (un peu de, beaucoup de)

Asking how much or how many (combien, combien de)

Very vs. a lot (très, beaucoup)

The verb to want (vouloir)

Polite requests (je voudrais)

The verb to be able to (pouvoir)

Obligation (devoir)

General obligation (il faut)

Why and because (pourquoi, parce que)

Expressing purpose (pour)

Reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nous, vous)

Daily routine verbs (se lever, s'habiller)

Adverbs of frequency (parfois, rarement)

Never (ne... jamais)

Regular -ir verbs (choisir, finir)

Regular -re verbs (attendre, répondre)

Irregular -ir verbs (sortir, partir, dormir)

Informal 'we' (on)

The imperative mood

Direct object pronouns (le, la, les, l')

The near future (aller + infinitive)

The recent past (venir de + infinitive)

The passé composé with avoir

Irregular past participles (eu, été, fait, pris, vu)

The passé composé with être

The negative passé composé (ne ... pas)

Saying goodbye

Please, sorry and thank you

Which / what (quel)

The indefinite adjective (tout, tous)

Irregular feminine adjectives (-euse, -ve)

Double consonant adjectives (-enne, -ette)

Feminine adjective endings (-ère, -trice)

Irregular plurals (-x)

Plurals ending in -al (-aux)

Present tense stem changes (e to è)

Accent stem changes (é to è)

Double consonant verbs (appeler, jeter)

Verbs ending in -yer (payer, envoyer)

Irregular communication verbs (dire, lire)

Irregular action verbs (écrire, mettre)

Question	Answer
once	une fois que
the bomb	la bombe
Once you have found the bomb, do not touch it.	Une fois que tu as trouvé la bombe, ne la touche pas.
the rookie	la recrue
The police officer, a young rookie, sees the bomb.	Le policier, jeune recrue, voit la bombe.
the diagram	le schéma
Once the rookie has read the diagram, she understands it.	Une fois que la recrue a lu le schéma, elle le comprend.
gently	doucement
the detonator	le détonateur
Once you have seen the diagram, gently remove the detonator.	Une fois que tu as vu le schéma, retire doucement le détonateur.
to defuse	désamorcer
To defuse it, gently pull on the detonator.	Pour la désamorcer, tire doucement sur le détonateur.
the explosive (m)	l'explosif
Once you have disconnected the detonator, look at the explosive.	Une fois que tu as débranché le détonateur, regarde l'explosif.
the wire (thin)	le fil
to explode	exploser
If you cut the red wire, the explosive would explode.	Si tu coupais le fil rouge, l'explosif exploserait.
the countdown	le compte à rebours
The countdown begins and the bomb is going to explode.	Le compte à rebours commence et la bombe va exploser.
Once the rookie has defused the bomb, the countdown stops.	Une fois que la recrue a désamorcé la bombe, le compte à rebours s'arrête.
The police officer is fired for having blown up the building.	Le policier est licencié pour avoir fait exploser le bâtiment.
I believe that the diagram explains how to move the explosive gently.	Je crois que le schéma explique comment déplacer l'explosif doucement.
If I believed this diagram, I would not cut the wire.	Si je croyais ce schéma, je ne couperais pas le fil.