In the Sentence, "Le premier jour a été très dur", why is this not an opinion calling for the imparfait?
passé composé vs imparfait
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In this context the first day is treated as an incident happening in the past whose duration is short compared to the longer time frame of the story.
I know that these explanations all sound a bit arbitrary and hand waving. But you'll get a feeling for the right tense to use after a while. It is important to read a lot and not try to overthink it too much.
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