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PASSÉ COMPOSÉ –VS- IMPARFAIT

PASSÉ COMPOSÉ –VS- IMPARFAIT. Two past Tense in French. Passé Composé. Imparfait. Expresses specific actions or events that started and completed at a definite point in the past. ex. J’ai lavé ma voiture . Expresses a specific action of event at a specific point in past time.

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PASSÉ COMPOSÉ –VS- IMPARFAIT

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  1. PASSÉ COMPOSÉ –VS- IMPARFAIT

  2. Two past Tense in French Passé Composé Imparfait • Expresses specific actions or events that started and completed at a definite point in the past. ex. J’ailavé ma voiture. • Expresses a specific action of event at a specific point in past time. ex. Ilssontarrivés à quatreheures. • Describes ongoing or continous actions or events in the past. ex. Je lavais ma voiture. • Describes habitual or repeated actions or events in the past. ex. Ilsarrivaientgénéralement à quatreheures. ex. J’allais à l’opéra le soir.

  3. Words and expressions that indicates Passé Composé Imparfait • Expresses an action or event repeated a specific number of times in the past. ex. Je suisallé en France deuxfois. • Describes persons, things,or a state of mind in the past. ex. J’étaisinquiète.

  4. Words used with the Passé Composé Passé Composé • l’annéedernière • avant-hier • d’abord • finalement • enfin • ensuite • l’été passé • plusieursfois • unefois • hier • hiersoir • l’autre jour • ce jour-là

  5. Words used with the Imparfait Imparfait • autrefois • chaque jour • de temps a autre (from time to time) • d’habitude • d’ordinaire • en ce temps-la • en general • généralement • habituellement • parfois • quelquefois • souvent • toujours • tous les jours • tout le temps

  6. Words used to express a state of mind Imparfait • aimer • croire • desirer • espérer • être • penser • pouvoir • préférer • regretter • savoir • vouloir

  7. Imparfait – vs – Passé Composé

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