Hello, if the use of vouloir in the past tense is closer to tried, how do you say « i wanted to... » ? There is a reasonable difference between meanings in English e.g. i wanted to go shopping and I tried to go shopping...
Vouloir in the past tense
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Janice D.Kwiziq community member
Vouloir in the past tense
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate vouloir (+avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)"
Asked 4 years ago
You would use the imparfait:
Je voulais faire les courses. -- I wanted to go shopping.
CélineNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq
Bonjour Janice,
Chris is right.
Vouloir (Imparfait) : je voulais faire les courses = I wanted to go shopping
Vouloir (Passé-Composé) : j'ai voulu faire les courses = I tried to go shopping
Bonne journée!
Janice D. asked:
Vouloir in the past tense
Hello, if the use of vouloir in the past tense is closer to tried, how do you say « i wanted to... » ? There is a reasonable difference between meanings in English e.g. i wanted to go shopping and I tried to go shopping...
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