 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)

Présentation au sujet: " 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)"— Transcription de la présentation:

1  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

2  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)

3  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

4 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.

5 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.

6  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.

7  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.

8 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

9  AIS  AIT  IONS  IEZ  AIENT

10  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

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