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In the sentence "notre mere devait meme las cacher" shouldn't devoir be passe compose?

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In the sentence "notre mere devait meme las cacher" shouldn't devoir be passe compose?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "A childhood passion"

Freeform Writing Exercise B1

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The text relates a habit or often practiced episode in the past. The imparfait is the right tense to use in French for this. You'd use the passé composé if you had a single event.

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In the sentence "notre mere devait meme las cacher" shouldn't devoir be passe compose?

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