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style-guide: add French verb tense guideline (#8700)

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@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ Use backticks on the following:
Example descriptions have to be phrased in imperative mood. Example descriptions have to be phrased in imperative mood.
For example, use `List all files`, instead of `Listing all files` or `File listing`. For example, use `List all files`, instead of `Listing all files` or `File listing`.
This also applies to all translations by default, unless this is not possible for some reason. This also applies to all translations by default, unless otherwise specified in the language-specific section below.
## Serial Comma ## Serial Comma
@@ -187,7 +187,9 @@ On the `More information` line, prefer linking to the author's provided document
When not available, use <https://manned.org> as the default fallback. When not available, use <https://manned.org> as the default fallback.
## Chinese-Specific Rules ## Language-Specific Rules
### Chinese-Specific Rules
When Chinese words, Latin words and Arabic numerals are written in the same sentence, more attention must be paid to copywriting. When Chinese words, Latin words and Arabic numerals are written in the same sentence, more attention must be paid to copywriting.
@@ -211,3 +213,8 @@ The following guidelines are applied to Chinese (zh) and traditional Chinese (zh
In order to maintain readability and normalization, please comply the 6 rules above as much as possible when translating pages into Chinese. In order to maintain readability and normalization, please comply the 6 rules above as much as possible when translating pages into Chinese.
For more information and examples of Chinese-specific rules, check out [*Chinese Copywriting Guidelines*](https://github.com/sparanoid/chinese-copywriting-guidelines/blob/master/README.en.md). For more information and examples of Chinese-specific rules, check out [*Chinese Copywriting Guidelines*](https://github.com/sparanoid/chinese-copywriting-guidelines/blob/master/README.en.md).
### French-Specific Rules
Example descriptions on pages in French must use the third person singular present indicative tense (présent de l'indicatif à la troisième personne du singulier).
For example, use `Extrait une archive` rather than `Extraire une archive` or `Extrais une archive`.