Can you tell me why it is en Dordogne.
I have been learning en for countries and à for cities/ towns
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Bonjour Kerry !
La Dordogne is a French region, so a different rule applies.
See : https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/prepositions-with-regions-states-counties
À bientôt !
Hi and thank you for the weekly writing tests! I feel like I am really progressing in expressing myself in french. However I cannot seem to get to grips with le passé and l'imparfait. I make the mistake every single time and I always choose the wrong one. I cant seem to master when to use the imperfect. I know that you use it to describe something that 'you used to do' or a continuous action but is there a lesson out there which i can perfect this as its a big stumbling block for me. I have asked my french boyfriend but he only seems to know what sounds right, he is not really a teacher as such.
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again
Jayne
Bonjour Jayne, et merci beaucoup pour vos commentaires !
The nuance between L'Imparfait and Le Passé Composé is quite tricky for English speakers, as we just don't have the same nuances between our past tenses...
The more you will encounter them, the more you'll get a "feel" of what's right, just like your French friend mentioned.
In the meantime, please have a look at these lessons about when to use these different tenses, which I hope will help make it clearer for you :)
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/l-imparfait-usage-expressing-continuing-action-in-the-past-imperfect-tense
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/l-imparfait-usage-expressing-habits-or-repeated-actions-in-the-past-imperfect-tense
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/l-imparfait-usage-describing-and-expressing-opinions-in-the-past-imperfect-tense
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/le-passe-compose-usage-on-its-own-or-with-l-imparfait
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
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