Question

Vous avez appris Le Passé Composé et l'Imparfait en français. Vous allez apprendre quand utiliser le Passé Composé et l'Imparfait dans une autre leçon mais que remarquez-vous maintenant? In English, compare and contrast these two tenses to the past tense in English. How are the past tenses in each language alike? How are they different?
You have learned The Past Compound and the Imparfait in French. You will learn when to use the Composite Past and the Imparfait in another lesson but what do you notice now?

In English, compare and contrast these two tenses to the past tense in English.
How are the past tenses in each language alike? How are they different?



please help. thanks

Answer 1

Well the past compound is similar with the past continuous

in English : it's be + ing
in French either avoir (have) or être (be) + past participle

the simple past is quite similar to the imparfait
you just have ti use the verb.

so the're alike by having two verbs in the continuous tense but different because in French you use either be or have. No always be.

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