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L’Imparfait vs le passé L’Imparfait vs le passé composécomposé
A ComparisonA Comparison
Review: le passé composéReview: le passé composé
What type of action does the passé What type of action does the passé composé represent?composé represent? ““BOOM” done (sudden);BOOM” done (sudden); Completed action in the past;Completed action in the past; Happened once and did not repeat;Happened once and did not repeat; A series of separate events; ORA series of separate events; OR Focus on the beginning or end of an actionFocus on the beginning or end of an action
Example: passé composéExample: passé composé
J’ai donné le livre au professeur.J’ai donné le livre au professeur. How many times did the action happen?How many times did the action happen? Was the action a habit?Was the action a habit?
Now...L’imparfaitNow...L’imparfait
In English: The “Imperfect” tense.In English: The “Imperfect” tense. It also is a past tense, but is very different.It also is a past tense, but is very different. Here is how it is used. Take this example:Here is how it is used. Take this example:
Je donnais le livre au prof toujours.Je donnais le livre au prof toujours. What does this mean?What does this mean? I “used to give” the book to the teacher “all the I “used to give” the book to the teacher “all the
time”.time”. Here is how the Imperfect is used: “ED E’S Here is how the Imperfect is used: “ED E’S
STRAW HAT”.........STRAW HAT”.........
EEmotionmotion
Je suis content! (present)Je suis content! (present)
J’étais content hier! (in the J’étais content hier! (in the past)past)
DDescriptionescription
La maison est grande. La maison est grande. (present)(present)
La maison était grande. (in the La maison était grande. (in the past)past)
EEnded Actionnded Action
Je restais dans mon lit quand le téléphone Je restais dans mon lit quand le téléphone a sonné. (an interrupted action)a sonné. (an interrupted action)
SSituationituation
La classe était tranquille.La classe était tranquille.
SSimultaneous Actionsimultaneous Actions
Le prof parlait quand Le prof parlait quand j’écoutais.j’écoutais.
quand
TTraditionsraditions
Quand j’étais jeune, j’allais à Quand j’étais jeune, j’allais à Vancouver toujours.Vancouver toujours.
RRepeated Actionsepeated Actions
Same as traditionsSame as traditions
AAgege
Quand j’avais six ans, j’aimais Quand j’avais six ans, j’aimais Mr. Dressup.Mr. Dressup.
WWeathereather
Hier, il faisait beau.Hier, il faisait beau.
HHabitsabits
Same as traditionsSame as traditions
AAdjectivesdjectives
Same as situations and descriptions.Same as situations and descriptions.
TTimeime
Il était trois heures quand la Il était trois heures quand la cloche a sonné.cloche a sonné.
ExamplesExamples
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