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I found it helpful to know the original usage of the passe simple, which was absorbed into the perfect tense when spoken . It worked alongside the imperfect where the imperfect gave a habit the passe simple was one off. I wish the passe simple would be used more!
This question relates to:French lesson "Recognising -ir verbs in the historic past in French (Le Passé Simple)"
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AurélieNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer
Bonjour Sue !

Yes, Le Passé Simple used to be used (!) the same way we now use Le Passé Composé, alongside L'Imparfait.

I agree that it would much simpler to learn :)
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I found it helpful to know the original usage of the passe simple, which was absorbed into the perfect tense when spoken . It worked alongside the imperfect where the imperfect gave a habit the passe simple was one off. I wish the passe simple would be used more!

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