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Pass é composé versus Imparfait

Pass é composé versus Imparfait. Mlle. Workman. Le Temps Passe. Both pass é composé and imparfait are past tense, but both are used for different purposes, and cannot be used interchangeably. . pass é composé = les actions complètes ; une fois .

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Pass é composé versus Imparfait

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  1. Passécomposé versus Imparfait Mlle. Workman

  2. Le Temps Passe • Both passécomposé and imparfait are past tense, but both are used for different purposes, and cannot be used interchangeably.

  3. passécomposé = les actions complètes; unefois. • L’imparfait = une action continuée.

  4. L’usage de Passé Composé • To describe complete actions • To express the beginning or end of an action. Ex: Le film a commencé à dixheures du matin. Il a fini le dîner à neufheures.

  5. Duration of events or number of times something has occurred. Ex: Je suisrestée en Italie pendant 9 jours. Nous avons regardé le court-métragedeuxfois. Spongebob a lu le journal huit fois.

  6. Series of past actions/ events Ex: Je me suisreveillée. Je me suishabillée. Je suisdecendue. J’aipris le petit déjeuner. J’aiecouté la radio. Je me suisbrossé les dents. Je suispartie la maison.

  7. Indicate a reaction or change of condition/state of mind. • Il avaitpeur. Tout à coup, il a étécourageux.

  8. L’usage de L’imparfait • Decribe ongoing events without reference to beginning or end. • Je jouais du piano. • Il rangeaitsachambre.

  9. Habituel actions • D’habitude, je conduisais la voiture au travail. • Normalement, nous faisions du champing.

  10. Decribing mental, physical, and emotional state • J’avais 15 ans. • En 1989, ilétait un bébé. • Tes parents étaientfâchée. • L’hommeétaitfou!

  11. Describe the conditions or how things were in the past. Il faisait beau et ilsemblaittranquille. Les effetsspéciauxetaienthorrifiques! L’événementétait formidable.

  12. Les Comparaisons Passé composé Imparfait • Complete action in past • Express beginning and end of past action • Duration of events and number of times • Series of Actions • Indicate a reaction or change • Ongoing action w/o reference to beginning or end. • Habitual actions in past • Mental, Physical, Emotional states • Conditions of what things were like/ settings of a story

  13. When narrating • One can use both past tenses when describing a story or past event.

  14. Transitional words • D’abord- first • Après - after • Au début- at the beginning • Avant- before • Enfin- at last • Ensuite- next • Finalement- finally • Pendant que -while • Puis- then

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