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The following quoted material appears at: https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/passe-compose-vs-imparfait/
All in the past vs Relevance to presentImparfait describes something that is entirely in the past.
Il voulait toujours être médecin. He always wanted (used to want) to be a doctor.J’y mangeais souvent. I often ate there / I used to eat there often (but never again).Passé composé explains something that started in the past and continues today.
Il a toujours voulu être médecin. He has always wanted to be a doctor.J’y ai souvent mangé. I have often eaten there (and might again).Are you sure you don't have this in reverse? It seems like the passé composé would be used for the finished actions in the quote above.
Salut! Thank you for this wonderful platform for studying French! I have one issue to share: I am an A0/A1 learner. One of the quiz questions "Who is speaking?" was asked regarding this sentence: "Je suis acteur." My reponse was "Both of them." However, when reviewing the corrections, it stated that my answer was "Michael" and the correct answer was "Both of them." I tripled checked and I did input the correct anwer each time. I just wanted you to be aware.
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pourquoi on utilise 'règnent' ici, pas 'règne' ?
Hello, could one use incontestable instead of imparable? Thanks
Pourquoi est-ce que vous utilisez « le visage » et ne pas « les visages » dans la phrase « mais entre la pluie torrentielle qui nous fouette le visage » ? Il y a plusieurs de personnes, n’est-ce pas?
how can i distinguish which verbs with direct object, which with indirect object? i did a lot of wrong answers because of that.
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