Past tense

• What does "Passé Composé" refer to in French grammar?

  Completed actions and specific events
• What are some keywords associated with Passé Composé?

  • Hier (yesterday)
  • Avant-hier (the day before yesterday)
  • Ce matin / cet après-midi / ce soir (this morning/afternoon/evening)
  • Une fois, deux fois, plusieurs fois (once, twice, several times)
  • Soudain / tout à coup (suddenly / all of a sudden)
  • Enfin / finalement (finally)
  • L’année dernière / le mois dernier (last year / last month)
  • Il y a + time (ago)
• What does "Imparfait" refer to in French grammar?

  Ongoing or habitual actions and descriptions
• What are some keywords associated with Imparfait?

  • Toujours (always)
  • Souvent (often)
  • Tous les jours / mois / ans (every day/month/year)
  • Le lundi / chaque semaine (on Mondays/each week)
  • D’habitude / généralement (usually/generally)
  • Pendant que (while)
  • Autrefois / à l’époque (in the past/at that time)
  • Quand j’étais petit(e) (when I was little)
• What does "Plus-que-parfait" refer to in French grammar?

  Had done something before another past action
• What are some keywords associated with Plus-que-parfait?

  • Déjà (already)
  • Avant (before)
  • Après que (after)
  • Quand / lorsque (when)
  • Parce que (because)
• What does "Passé Récent" refer to in French grammar?

  Just did something
• What are some keywords associated with Passé Récent?

  • Il y a un instant (a moment ago)
  • À l’instant (just now)
  • Je viens de… (I just…)
• How does "Passé Composé" differ from "Imparfait"?

  Passé Composé is for completed actions
• What is the significance of the keyword "déjà" in Plus-que-parfait?

  It indicates an action that has already occurred
• How do the keywords "soudain" and "toujours" reflect the nature of actions in their respective tenses?

  "Soudain" indicates sudden actions, "toujours" indicates habitual actions
• If you want to describe an action that just happened, which tense would you use?

  Passé Récent
• Which tense would you use to describe a habitual action in the past?

  Imparfait
• How would you express "I just ate" in French using Passé Récent?

  Je viens de manger
• What is the relationship between "avant" and "Plus-que-parfait"?

  "Avant" indicates an action that occurred before another past action
• Why is "Il y a + time" significant in Passé Composé?

  It indicates how long ago an action occurred
• What does "soudain" imply about the nature of an action in Passé Composé?


  It implies the action occurred suddenly