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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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