Passé Composé vs. Imparfait part 2

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Transcript Passé Composé vs. Imparfait part 2

Point de départ

You have already seen some uses of the

passé composé

versus the

imparfait

while talking about things and events in the past. Here are some other contexts in which the choice of the tense you use is important.

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The

passé composé

and the

imparfait

are often used together to narrate a story or an incident. In such cases, the imparfait is usually used to set the scene or the background while the

passé composé

moves the story along.

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When the

passé composé

and the

imparfait

occur in the same sentence, the action in the

passé composé

often interrupts the ongoing action in the

imparfait

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Depending on how you want to express the actions, either the

passé composé

or the

imparfait

can follow

quand

.

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Sometimes the use of the

passé composé

and the

imparfait

in the same sentence expresses a cause and effect.

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Certain adverbs often indicate a particular past tense.

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While talking about the past or narrating a tale, you might use the verb

vivre

(

to live

) which is irregular.

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The past participle of

vivre

formed like regular

–re

is

vécu

. The

imparfait

verbs by taking the

nous

is form, dropping the

–ons

, and adding the endings.

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Essayez!

Choisissez la forme correcte du verbe au passé.

1.

Lise (a étudié /étudiait) toujours avec ses amis.

2.

Maman (a fait /faisait) du yoga hier.

3.

Ma grand mère (passait /a passé) par là tous les jours.

4.

D’habitude, ils (arrivaient /sont arrivés) toujours en retard.

5.

Tout à coup, le professeur (entrait /est entré) dans la classe.

6.

Ce matin, Camille (a lavé /lavait) le chien.

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