passe compose vs imparfait
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Carl C.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
passe compose vs imparfait
Apparently a lot of people are having problems with these two tenses in this exercise. Even experts (C1) differ in opinion. Maybe there is no absolutely correct usage.
This question relates to:French writing exercise "Guadeloupe's Carnival"
Asked 2 years ago
I assure C1 does not equal expert ! I attached this link to your associated question. No, it is not absolute, but native French speakers can use the 2 tenses to convey exactly what they want to say : https://www.frenchtoday.com/blog/french-verb-conjugation/passe-compose-versus-imparfait/
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
It's very much like using simple past and continuous past for English speakers. There's no absolute rule when to use which. It depends on what you want to express: I went to school versus I was going to school. Same difference.
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