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Passé composé vs Imparfait
Tell what happened, and how things were.
The two past tenses every learner confuses. Build the passé composé with avoir and with être (and the agreement that goes with it), form the imparfait, then learn to choose between them on a story timeline: the background in the imparfait, the events in the passé composé.
Lessons
- 1
The passé composé with avoir
Tell what you did: avoir in the present + past participle, and the most useful irregular participles.
- 2
The passé composé with être
The verbs of movement and reflexive verbs use être, and their participle agrees with the subject.
- 3
Imparfait or passé composé?
Form the imparfait and learn to choose: the background in the imparfait, the events in the passé composé.
Final assessment
Ten questions drawn from the whole course. Score 70% or more to earn your certificate.
What you will be able to do
- 01Form the passé composé with avoir and être
- 02Make the past participle agree
- 03Choose between passé composé and imparfait in a story
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