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Passé composé

Used to describe completed past events and actions viewed as completed by the speaker.

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List of 16 verbs conjugated with être in passé composé, requiring agreement with the subject for the past participle.

Reflexive constructions

Include reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nous, vous, se) in passé composé, e.g., "Je me suis lavé les mains."

Imparfait

Used for continuous states, repetitive actions, habitual habits, mental, physical, and emotional states in the past.

Conjugating imparfait

Take present tense nous form and add specific endings for different subjects.

Être in imparfait

The only irregular verb in imparfait, conjugated as "j'étais" for "I was."

Background information

Imparfait describes ongoing events, habits, and what used to be in the past.

Distinction

Passé composé for specific events at a precise moment, while imparfait for ongoing actions and background information.