I found four differmces between the Imparfait and the passe compse.
the first difference is that the imperfait is an ongoing action with no specified completion, where as the passe Compose is one or more events, or actions that began and ended in the past. an example of the imparfait - Je visitais des monuments - I was visiting monuments. an example of the passe compose -Je suis allé en France - I went to France.
the second difference i found id that the imparfait is a habitual or repeated action, and the passe compose is a single event.examplis include Imparfait - Je visitais souvent le Louvre - I often visited the Louvre, and Passe compose - j'ai visité Paris samedi - I visited Paris on Saturday.
Thrird i found that the imparfait is a description or background info, and the passe compose is when something happened, interrupting the description or background. an example if the imparfait would beJ'étais à la banque quand... and an example of the passe compose could be - I was at the bank when... ... quand Chirac est arrivé. - ... when Chirac arrived.
last but not least,i ofuond out that the imparfait is a general description of physical or mental state of being and the passe compose is the change in physical or mental state at a precise moment or for an isolated cause. an axample of imparfait is - J'avais peur des chiens - I was afraid of dogs. Passe compose - J'ai eu peur quand le chien a aboyé - I was scared when the dog barked.
Verb Tense: The French imperfect (imparfait) is a descriptive past tense which indicates an ongoing state of being or a repeated or incomplete action. The beginning and end of the state of being or action are not indicated, and the imperfect is very often translated in English as "was" or "was ___-ing."
#3) the imperfect of all verbs, except for the verb etre, is formed the same way. the imparfait is formed in the regular form by the following bellow. French imperfect conjugations are very easy, as the imperfect of virtually all verbs—regular and irregular—is formed the same way: drop the -ons ending from the present indicative nous form of the verb and adding the imperfect endings.
PARLER- TO TALK FINIR- TO FINISH REPONDRE- TO ANSWER
je parlais je finissais je repondais
tu parlais tu finnissais tu repondais
il parlait il finissait il repondait
nous parlions nous finissions nous repondiez
vous parliez vous finissiez vous repondiez
ils parlaient ils finissaient ils repondaient
#4) Être is the only irregular verb in the imperfect, because the present tense nous sommes has no -ons to drop. So it has the irregular stem ét- and uses the same endings as all other verbs.
the first difference is that the imperfait is an ongoing action with no specified completion, where as the passe Compose is one or more events, or actions that began and ended in the past. an example of the imparfait - Je visitais des monuments - I was visiting monuments. an example of the passe compose -Je suis allé en France - I went to France.
the second difference i found id that the imparfait is a habitual or repeated action, and the passe compose is a single event.examplis include Imparfait - Je visitais souvent le Louvre - I often visited the Louvre, and Passe compose - j'ai visité Paris samedi - I visited Paris on Saturday.
Thrird i found that the imparfait is a description or background info, and the passe compose is when something happened, interrupting the description or background. an example if the imparfait would beJ'étais à la banque quand... and an example of the passe compose could be - I was at the bank when... ... quand Chirac est arrivé. - ... when Chirac arrived.
last but not least,i ofuond out that the imparfait is a general description of physical or mental state of being and the passe compose is the change in physical or mental state at a precise moment or for an isolated cause. an axample of imparfait is - J'avais peur des chiens - I was afraid of dogs. Passe compose - J'ai eu peur quand le chien a aboyé - I was scared when the dog barked.
Verb Tense: The French imperfect (imparfait) is a descriptive past tense which indicates an ongoing state of being or a repeated or incomplete action. The beginning and end of the state of being or action are not indicated, and the imperfect is very often translated in English as "was" or "was ___-ing."
#3) the imperfect of all verbs, except for the verb etre, is formed the same way. the imparfait is formed in the regular form by the following bellow. French imperfect conjugations are very easy, as the imperfect of virtually all verbs—regular and irregular—is formed the same way: drop the -ons ending from the present indicative nous form of the verb and adding the imperfect endings.
PARLER- TO TALK FINIR- TO FINISH REPONDRE- TO ANSWER
je parlais je finissais je repondais
tu parlais tu finnissais tu repondais
il parlait il finissait il repondait
nous parlions nous finissions nous repondiez
vous parliez vous finissiez vous repondiez
ils parlaient ils finissaient ils repondaient
#4) Être is the only irregular verb in the imperfect, because the present tense nous sommes has no -ons to drop. So it has the irregular stem ét- and uses the same endings as all other verbs.
avoir: nous avons = j'avais
fair: nous faisons = je faisais
manger: nous mangeons = je mangeais
croire: nous croyons = je croyais
aller:
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