语言对比是语言教学中最重要的方法之一。在我国,英语专业的学生多以法语为二外,而法语专业的学生也多以英语为二外。在这种情形下,对英、法语进行比较,研究它们在结构、用法上的异同,从中发现学习和教授英语和法语的有效途径,对我国的外语教学事业将会有十分重要的意义。本文仅就英、法语时态的表意功能进行 Language comparison is one of the most important ways in language teaching. In our country, most English majors are French speakers, while French majors are mostly English speakers. Under such circumstances, comparing English and French, studying their similarities and differences in structure and usage, and discovering effective ways to learn and teach English and French will be of great significance to our foreign language teaching. This article only on English, French tense meaning function