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Point de départ
Although the passé composé and the imparfait are both
past tenses, they have very distinct uses and are not
interchangeable. The choice between these two tenses
depends on the context and on the point of view of the
speaker.
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The passé composé
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The imparfait
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Essayez!
Donnez les formes correctes des verbes.
passé composé
imparfait
il a commencé
1. commencer (il) ____________
nous jouions
1. jouer (nous) ____________
2. acheter (tu) ____________
2. être (tu) ____________
3. boire (nous) ____________
3. prendre (elles) ___________
4. apprendre (ils) ____________
4. avoir (vous) ____________
5. répondre (je) ____________
5. conduire (il) ____________
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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 is vécu. The imparfait is
formed like regular –re verbs by taking the nous 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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Point de départ
You have learned the uses of the passé composé versus
the imparfait to talk about things and events in the past.
These tenses are distinct and are not used in the same way.
Remember always to keep the context and the message
you wish to convey in mind while deciding which tense to
use.
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The imparfait and the passé composé are sometimes
used in the same sentence where the former is used to
say what was going on when something else happened.
To say what happened that interrupted the ongoing
activity, use the passé composé.
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A cause and effect relationship is sometimes expressed
by using the passé composé and the imparfait in the
same sentence.
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Remember that the verb avoir has a different meaning
when used in the imparfait versus the passé composé.
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Certain expressions like soudain, tout à coup, autrefois,
une fois, d’habitude, souvent, toujours, etc serve as
clues to signal a particular past tense.
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Essayez!
Choisissez la forme correcte du verbe au passé.
mangiez
1. D’habitude, vous __________
5. Ils __________(vivre) en
(manger) dans la salle à manger.
France pendant un mois.
2. Quand mes copines étaient
petites, elles __________(jouer)
de la guitare.
6. Les chats __________
(dormir) toujours sur le tapis.
3. Tout à coup, ma soeur
__________ (arriver) à l’école.
7. Je/J’ __________ (louer) un
studio en ville pendant trois
semaines.
4. Ce matin, Matthieu __________
(repasser) le linge.
8. Vous _________(laver)
toujours les rideaux?
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