Passe Compose v. Imparfait

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When to use passe compose

Sudden Interruptions or activities that have a concrete start or end, something that only happened once (Etre/avoir+participle)(uses two words)

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When to use imparfait

When something was going on or background information (continued, multiple times or repeating) (uses 1 word)

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Use this when feelings, description, health, ages, weather, vouloir, aimer

Imparfait

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Tous Les jour, toujours, L’été dernier..

Use imparfait

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Regular ER verbs rule:

drop er, add é at the end

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Regular IR verbs rule:

drop ir, add i to the end

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Regular RE verbs rule:

drop re, add u to the end

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Irregular Past Participles: avoir

eu

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Irregular Past Participles:etre

été

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Irregular Past Participles: faire

fait

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Irregular Past Participles: boire

bu

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Irregular Past Participles: lire

lu

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Irregular Past Participles: voir

vu

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Irregular Past Participles: prendre

pris

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Irregular Past Participles:comprendre

compris

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Irregular Past Participles: écrire

écrit

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Irregular Past Participles: dire

dit

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Irregular Past Participles: pouvoir

pu

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Irregular Past Participles: vouloir

voulu

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Irregular Past Participles: savoir

su

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Irregular Past Participles: connaitre

connu

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Irregular Past Participles: mettre

mis

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Irregular Past Participles: devoir

dû

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endings for imparfait:

Je (ais), Tu(ais), il/Elle/on (ait), nous (ions), Vous (iez), elles/ils (aients)

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conjugate avoir

J’ai, Tu as, Il/Elle/on a, nous avons, Vous avez, ils/Elles ont

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conjugate être

Je suis, tu es, il/Elle/on est, nous sommes, Vous êtes, ils/Elles sont

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conjugate être in imparfait

j’étais, tu étais, il/Elle/on était, nous étions, Vous étiez, ils/Elles étaient

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what tense do reflexive verbs use?

etre

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ongoing/incomplete actions

use imparfait

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habits and repeated actions

use imparfait

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description and atmosphere

use imparfait

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completed actions with clear bounds

use passé composé

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a sequence of events

use passé composé

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a change in state/feelings or sudden event

use passé composé

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Translate: I was reading a book when the phone rang

Je lisais un livre quand le téléphone a sonné

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Translate: When I was little, we used to live in the countryside

Quand j’étais petit, nous habitions à la campagne

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Translate: she was tired and she was afraid

Elle était fatiguée et elle avait peur

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Translate: it was midnight and it was raining hard

Il était minuit et il pleuvait beaucoup

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Yesterday, I bought a new car

Heir, j'ai acheté une nouvelle voiture

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Translate: She entered the room, she took her bag, and she left

Elle a entrée dans la pièce, elle a pris son sac, et elle est partie

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Translate: We went to France three times

Nous sommes allés en France trois fois

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Translate: I was sleeping when the alarm clock rang

Je dormais quand le réveil a sonné

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Translate: when he was cooking, he cut his finger

Pendant qu’il cuisinait, il s’est coupé le doigt

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Translate: we were walking in the street when we saw Pierre

Nous marchions dans la rue, quand nous avons vu Pierre

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Translate: she was studying when her friends arrived

Elle étudiait quand ses amis sont arrivés

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Verbs that use être

devenir, revenir, monter, rester, sortir, venir, aller, naître, descendre, entrer, returner, tomber, rentrer, arriver, mourir, partir (also other prefixes of the verbs)

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etre verbs can be memorized as

coming and going verbs

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does avoir and être agree with the subject?

avoir does not agree, être does