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Passé compos é v. imparfait

Passé compos é v. imparfait. Which one do I use?!. PassÉ composÉ. Used to narrate specific events, with specific start and stop times Talks about something that happed a single time Could also be used to describe something that happened a distinct number of times

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Passé compos é v. imparfait

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  1. Passé composé v. imparfait Which one do I use?!

  2. PassÉcomposÉ • Used to narrate specific events, with specific start and stop times • Talks about something that happed a single time • Could also be used to describe something that happened a distinct number of times • Used when an action interrupts another action

  3. imparfait • Known as the “describer”; used to set the scene • Describes an ongoing action with no specified completion • Used to describe something habitual, or recurring • Used to describe the background action, what is ongoing • There is also a set of circumstances to be used as a guide, that if met, require imparfait to be used (WATERLOAD)

  4. Waterload(imparfait) • W ~ Weather • A ~ Age • T ~ Time • E ~ Emotion • R ~ Repeated Action • L ~ Location • O ~ Ongoing Action • A ~ Attitude • D ~ Description

  5. PRACTICE “I was going to France” J’allais en France

  6. practice “I went to France” Je suisallé en France

  7. practice “I visited a monument” J’aivisité un monument

  8. practice “I was visiting monuments” Je visitais des monuments

  9. practice “I traveled in France last year” J’aivoyagéen France l’annéedernière

  10. practice “I was afraid of dogs” J’avaispeur des chiens

  11. practice “I was scared when the dog barked” J’aieupeurquand le chien a aboyé

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