Imparfait vs plus que parfait
But the author chose the imparfait for the same reason that you might say: in -365, the temple that took the Greek 120 years of time and energy was being taken down by Érostrate, instead of in -365 Érostrate destroyed a temple. Don't forget accents This activity was created by a Quia Web subscriber. We could use passé composé and then plus-que-parfait. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parantheses.
2 facts, one being anterior to the other. We need the passé composé for the most recent and the plus-que-parfait for the other one.Ģ) Here, this could be the same things. : Pass Compos, Pass Simple, Pass Antrieur, Plus-que-parfait, Pass immdiat. Whereas the imparfait is for something that lasts in time and serves as a background for something else.ġ) This is the most regular of the sentences you provided. Something punctual, or at least the conclusion of something that lasted. French (France) Imparfait : to describe a past action that lasted over time or a repetitive action in the past. ex: Quand j'ai appel Maxime, il avait dj fait ses devoirs. Just to complete it a little:įirst of all, keep in mind that the passé composé is used for a fact. plus-que-parfait: pour les actions antrieur au rcit pass.