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Passé Composé vs Imparfait
Salut! Today you're learning one of the most important grammar concepts in French — two past tenses that are often confused, but each one has a very clear job!
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Le passé composé — for completed actions and specific events
J'ai mangé à 8 heures
Elle est arrivée hier soir
Nous avons pris le bus
Il a cassé son téléphone
Ils sont entrés dans le bâtiment
L'imparfait — for habits and ongoing situations
Je mangeais souvent ici
Il faisait froid
Elle était fatiguée
Nous attendions le bus
Ils habitaient à Montréal
The key rule to remember: imparfait = vague, ongoing, repetitive.
Passé composé = precise, finished, one specific moment.
If you can replace it with "used to" or "was doing" in English, it's imparfait. If it happened once and it's done, it's passé composé!
Can you make a few sentences using today's words? Write them in the comments below!
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Passé Composé vs Imparfait
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