PASS É MEANS PAST TENSE IMPARFAIT MEANS IMPERFECT PASSÉ IS FOR WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A SHORT DURATION OF A TIME (PASSÉ EST POUR UNE COURTE DURÉE) IMPARFAIT IS FOR WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A LONG DURATION OF A TIME (IMPARFAIT EST POUR UNE LONGE DURÉE) IMPARFAIT EST UTILISÉ POUR DÉCRIRE NOS HABITUDES,LES CONDITION MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES
IMPARFAIT (JE MANGEAIS) TRANSLATES TO THE ENGLISH IMPERFECT (I WAS EATING) WHILE PASS É COMPOSÉ (J’ai mangé) LITERALLY PERFECT (I HAVE EATEN) BUT CAN ALSO BE TRANSALATED AS THE ENGLISH SIMPLE PAST (I ATE)
THE IMPARFAIT DESCRIBES PAST SITUATION,WHILE THE PASS É COMPOSÉ NARRATES SPECIFIC EVENTS IN ADDITION,THE IMPARFAIT CAN SET THE STAGE FOR AN EVENT EXPRESSED WITH THE PASSÉ COMPOSÉ
INCOMPLETE VS COMPLETE THE IMPARFAIT DESCRIBES AN ONGOING ACTION WITH NO SPECIFIED COMPLETION FOR EXAMPLE:- J’ALLAIS EN FRANCE. I WAS GOING TO FRANCE. JE VISITAIS DES MONUMENTS ET PRENAIS DES PHOTOS. I WAS VISITING MONUMENTS AND TAKING PICTURES.
FOR EXAMPLE:- JE SUIS ALL É EN FRANCE. I WENT TO FRANCE. J’AI VISITÉ DES MONUMENTS ET PRIS DES PHOTOS. I VISITED SOME MONUMENTS AND TOOK SOME PICTURES.
THE IMPERFECT IS USED FOR HABITUAL OR REPEATED ACTIONS,SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED AN UNCOUNTED NUMBER OF TIMES FOR EXAMPLE: JE VOYAGEAIS EN FRANCE TOUS LES ANS. I USED TO TRAVEL TO FRANCE EVERY YEAR. JE VISITAIS SOUVENT LE LOUVRE. I OFTEN VISITD THE LOUVRE.
PASS É COMPOSÉ TALKS ABOUT A SINGLE EVENTS,OR AN EVENT THAT HAPPENED A SPECIFIC NUMBRE OF TIMES. FOR EXAMPLE J’AI VOYAGÉ EN FRANCE L’ANNÉE DERNIÉRE. I TRAVELLED TO FRANCE LAST YEAR.
ALLER:- TO GO JE SUIS ALL É(E) TU ES ALLÉ(E) IL EST ALLÉ(E) NOUS SOMMES ALLÉ(E) S VOUS ÊTES ALLÉ(E)S ILS SONT ALLÉ(E)S PASSER: TO PASS JE SUIS PASS É(E) TU ES PASSÉ(E) IL EST PASSÉ(E) NOUS SOMMES PASSÉ(E)S VOUS ÊTES PASSÉ(E)(S) ILS SONT PASSÉ(E)S
AIS AIT IONS IEZ AIENT
MONTER – TO GO/CLIMB UP ALLER- TO GO VENIR- TO COME MOURIR- TO DIE DESCENDRE- TO GO DOWN ENTRE- TO COME IN RENTRE-TO GO BACK DEVENIR- TO BECOME ARRIVER- TO ARRIVE PARTIR-TOLEAVE PASSER- TO GO BY RESTER- TO STAY SORTIR- TO GO OUT RETOURNER- TORETURN