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Past Circumstances Narration

Delve into past events using imparfait and passé composé tenses. Learn how to describe backgrounds, actions, and feelings accurately in French storytelling.

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Past Circumstances Narration

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  1. Describing Circumstances Français Ch. 6 Compétence 3

  2. Mettezcesverbes à l’imparfait et ensuite au passécomposé! • Je (faire) • Il (jouer) • Nous (aller) • Vous (dormir) • Tu (sortir) • Elles (prendre) • Je faisais • Il jouait • Nous allions • Vous dormiez • Tu sortais • Elles prenaient • J’ai fait • Il a joué • Nous sommes • allés • Vous avez • dormi • Tu es sorti • Elles ont pris

  3. La description au passé • Whenever you start a story, there is bound to be some background information. • It was a beautiful day… • The birds were singing…. • John and Jane were in the park having a picnic…. • Everyone was happy….. • UNTIL…..

  4. Anything that is Background Informationwill be in the IMPARFAIT • This includes: • What time (date) it was • What the weather was like (until it changed) • What everyone was doing (already) • What they looked like (Or what the place was like) • How everyone was feeling. • Il était midi, le 2 mai. • Il faisait beau! • Jean et Jeanne faisaient un pique-nique • Jean portait un jean et Jeanne avait un foulard violet. • Jeanne étaittrèsnerveuse, parcequec’étaitleur première sortie ensemble.

  5. To say what you weredoing(At any time) You’d use L’imparfait • Je t’aitéléphonéhier, maistun’a pas répondu! • Oh, Désolé- J’étais au cinéma. • Quefaisiez-vouscematinvers 10h00? • Vers 10h00? Nous étudiions pour un examen.

  6. Quefaisais-tu… • @ 7h00 du matin? (aujourd’hui) • hiersoirvers 10h00? • hiervers midi? • vendredisoirvers 8h00?

  7. Tournez à la page 239Faitesl’exerciceC “Quefaisaient-ils?” Tournez à la page Faitesl’exercice A “Pourquoi?” • “Cathy étaitmalade, alors, ellen’a pas travailléhiersoir.”

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