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PERFECT (Done and behaved) Vs. IMPERFECT (Done with a chance of mishbehavior ) When to use Passé Composé and when to use Imparfait

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Page 1: PERFECT (Done and behaved) Vs. IMPERFECT (Done with a chance of mishbehavior)

PERFECT (Done and behaved)

Vs.

IMPERFECT (Done with a chance of mishbehavior)

When to use Passé Composé and when to

use Imparfait

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If you are describing an ongoing action without a completion point, use IMPARFAIT.Je prenais des photos à Paris.

If what you are describing started and ended in the past, use PASSÉ COMPOSÉ.J’ai parlé à M. Stevens après la classe.

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.What happened (and is done) in the past,

stays in the past.

Incomplete/Complete

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Repeated actions without a specific number of times require the IMPARFAIT.On allait souvent au Luxembourg .

A single event or an event that occured a set number of times.On est allé au Luxembourg deux fois

l’année dernière.

Habitual/Occasional

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If a feeling occured in the past and still occurs to this date, use the IMPARFAIT.Ex. J’étais content(e) d’avoir compris

l’imparfait.

If a feeling occured in the past as a result of a specific action, use the PASSÉ COMPOSÉ.Nous avons eu peur quand le serpent est

arrivé.

Ongoing/New

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Does the verb have a « se » in front of it?Is it a DR MRS VANDERTRAMP

Devenir, revenir, mourir, rester, sortir, venir, aller, naître, descendre, entrer, rentrer, tomber, retourner, aller, monter, partir.

If you answered yes to either of these two questions, use ÊTRE.

If you answered no to either question, use AVOIR.

AVOIR or ÊTRE

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When you conjugate with ÊTRE. VANDERTRAMPS | REFLEXIVE.

If you are a girl, add an « e » If you are a group of guys, add an « s » If you are a group of girls, add an « es » _____________________________________YOU JUST HAVE TO MEMORIZE THE

VANDERTRAMPS.

To agree, or not agree—that’s the question!

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ANY VERB WITH A « SE » IN FRONT OF IT.Se laver, se lever, se brosser, se maquiller

Je me (THINK I ME) Nous nousTu te Vous vousIl/elle se Ils/elles se

Think of (mon, ton, son, notre et votre).

How to recognize a reflexive verb?

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Boire bu Pouvoir pu Savoir suVoir vu

Connaître connu Pleuvoir plu Vouloir voulu

Ecrire écritFaire fait Avoir eu Etre été Mettre misPrendre pris Offrir offert

Irregulars