étais vs as été

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étais vs as été

Can someone explain why Passé Composé is used in the sentence  "Tu as toujours été jalouse" rather than Imparfait.  Merci beaucoup!

This question relates to:French dictation exercise "Bickering between sisters"

Dictation exercise A2

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CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi White, 

Take a look at Maarten's answer to a very similar case question -

https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/passe-compose-instead-of-imparfait

Hope it helps!

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étais vs as été

Can someone explain why Passé Composé is used in the sentence  "Tu as toujours été jalouse" rather than Imparfait.  Merci beaucoup!

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