"right past tense"

yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"right past tense"

It was asked in a question to use "faire" in right past tense. When it was left unanswered, it was suggested to use imperfect tense as per 'quick lesson'. Does "right past tense" mean "imperfect tense"? This terminology was not used in the earlier lessons on imperfect tense. Please clarify.
Asked 8 years ago
AurélieNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer
Bonjour yellamaraju !

No, the "right tense" here means the right tense in this context, which was to express a continuing action in the past. In this context, the "right past tense" to use in French is always L'Imparfait.

I hope that clarifies it for you,
à bientôt !
yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Bonjour Aurélie Thanks for the clarification
yellamaraju s. asked:

"right past tense"

It was asked in a question to use "faire" in right past tense. When it was left unanswered, it was suggested to use imperfect tense as per 'quick lesson'. Does "right past tense" mean "imperfect tense"? This terminology was not used in the earlier lessons on imperfect tense. Please clarify.

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