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Chapitre Cinq

Time Expressions for the passé composé

Exercice 5.26 - 5.27


Time Expressions for the passé composé

Le passé composé is used to discuss events in the past that were one-time occurrences, interrupting actions, or actions confined to a specific time period. For this reason, the expressions below will elicit the use of the passé composé.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is not an exhaustive list, but is a good list of common time-related expressions that lend themselves well to the passé composé. Remember that passé composé is used for one-time actions or actions confined to a specific time period. There is a different tense called l’imparfait that is used for repeated or habitual actions. We will learn this a bit later on.

Placement

In general, time frame indicators (such as several words in this list) go either at the beginning or the end of a sentence.

Modèles :

Ma famille et moi, nous sommes allés à Disneyland en 1989.

Ma nièce a appris à faire du vélo le week-end passé/le week-end dernier.

Exercice 5.26

Exercice 5.27

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