past tenses

Le passé  – Past tenses

There are a quite a few past tenses.

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Formation

. imparfait – how it works

………….. I used to speak

………….. Je parlais

. passé composé – how it works

………….. I spoke – I have spoken – I did speak [spoken]

………….. J’ai parlé

. past participles – list

………….. to speak –> spoken

. past participles agreements

………….. They saw each other and talked to one another.

…………….. Elles se sont vues et se sont parlé.

. past participles with ON and EN

………….. We went to the movies = on est allé au cinéma

………….. We went to the movies = on est allées au cinéma

. near past

………….. I just spoke

………….. Je viens de parler

. passé simple – literary past

………….. I spoke – I have spoken – I did speak [literary]

………….. J’ai parlé

. pluperfect

………….. I had spoken

………….. J’avais parlé

Uses

. imparfait (when to use it)

………….. When I was young, I used to speak

. passé composé (when to use it)

………….. Yesterday, I spoke

. passé composé vs. imparfait

………….. I played basket ball every Tuesday, and I played soccer last Tuesday.

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