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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 composé v. imparfait Which one do I use?!
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
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)
Waterload(imparfait) • W ~ Weather • A ~ Age • T ~ Time • E ~ Emotion • R ~ Repeated Action • L ~ Location • O ~ Ongoing Action • A ~ Attitude • D ~ Description
PRACTICE “I was going to France” J’allais en France
practice “I went to France” Je suisallé en France
practice “I visited a monument” J’aivisité un monument
practice “I was visiting monuments” Je visitais des monuments
practice “I traveled in France last year” J’aivoyagéen France l’annéedernière
practice “I was afraid of dogs” J’avaispeur des chiens
practice “I was scared when the dog barked” J’aieupeurquand le chien a aboyé