Passé composé v. l'imparfait

Question 1

Use Passé Composé

Answer 1

1. tell duratio of an event or number of times it occured in the past.
2. reaction or change in condition or state of mind.
3. to indicate the beginning or end of a past action.

Question 2

Use l’imparfait

Answer 2

1. past actions without reference beginning or end.
2. habitual actions in the past
3. describe conditions, or what things were like in the past.

Question 3

Passé Composé & imparfait used together

Answer 3

imparfait describes what was happening, while the passé composé tells the actions that occurred or interrupted the ongoing activity.

Question 4

Construct l’imparfait

Answer 4

1. take the Nous form of any present tense verb. (drop -ons of the verb)
2. replace it with. je ais, tu ais, il/elle ait,
   nous ions, vous iez and ils/elles aient

Question 5

exceptions of l’imarfait

Answer 5

1. verbs that end in -ger, add an (e) before all ending of imparfait. Except in Nous & Vous form.
2. Verbs whose infinitives and in -cer, change c to ç before all imparfait endings. Except in Nous & Vous forms.