French past tenses - Imparfait or passé composé ?

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French past tenses - Imparfait or passé composé ?

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Imparfait or passé composé - How to know for sure when to use the imparfait or the passe compose.
In this French lesson, I am teaching you when to use the French imperfect and the French passe compose.I am going through the main differences between the passe compose and the imparfait. You will know for sure when to use the imparfait and the passé composé.I also created some exercises on those two French past tenses that you can access just by clicking the link down below.
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@harrisonkl 4 жыл бұрын

My school district is using these videos to teach us french as we shift to online courses. Thanks for putting out a good quality teaching video

@MyFrenchStory 4 жыл бұрын

OMG really !! I am school material ahah love it. I am glad I can help you learn French 💕

@halamilktea 3 жыл бұрын

same my teacher showed us this vid

@alenaavm7159 8 ай бұрын

That's fantastic but you should get credit😀🙏

@sei444 4 жыл бұрын

thank you so much! i have a French exam, wish me good luck! 💜

@MyFrenchStory 4 жыл бұрын

Happy to help ! How did your exam go ? 😉

@alexandrosmitsiadis8992 3 жыл бұрын

@@MyFrenchStory pretty good

@stephaniejoulin2088 4 жыл бұрын

You are the best french teacher on youtube! I always find it disappointing when you don't have a video for a topic I am looking for at the moment. You have such great energy and you make me think i'm having fun learning. lol! Please keep doing more french videos! You are awesome!!!

@nlarralde 3 жыл бұрын

the way you used the timeline and plotting the discrete events vs. ongoing actions makes so much sense. Thank you!

@benjaminhair5830 Жыл бұрын

mais franchement Pearl vous êtes trop forte ! je suis ravi d'avoir fait la découverte de votre chaîne car là, grâce à vous, mes élèves ont un appui de plus quand ils désespèrent face aux difficultés d'apprentissage de la langue française. merci !!! (je les encourage, bien entendu, de vous soutenir, hein... s'abonner, se procurer des matériaux de votre site, etc...)

@shahrzad-bu9io 5 жыл бұрын

the teacher asked about the diference and i answerd acording to your video and agot a big BRAVO!se plz keep up the good job!love u

@MyFrenchStory 5 жыл бұрын

Oh I am so happy you were able to impress your French teacher! Oui oui oui I will continue posting more videos. If you have any suggestions please let me know 😊

@bbbthai Жыл бұрын

love your tips! especially Ryan part 😂

@adrianaelliott4340 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video 👍. You're so good at teaching French 🇫🇷 in a fun way 😀

@adelinaxu842 4 жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup! Tres bon explications!

@MyFrenchStory 4 жыл бұрын

Merci 😊

@GavStaR79 3 жыл бұрын

Bonjour madame ! T'explique ces concepts complex très claire. Ton method d'apprentissage me sert bien. Merci infiniment !

@joysaleh5935 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much! i have a french test tmr and I had no idea how to be 100% sure of the differentiation!

@rnuray2016 3 жыл бұрын

MERCI BEAUCOUP, j'adore ces vidéos, elles m'aident beaucoup. Continuez à faire du bon travail, je suis en 6ème et j'ai VRAiMENT du mal avec la conjugaison. Vous êtes un saint envoyé du ciel pour m'aider.

@Lucas-ff3xk 4 жыл бұрын

WOW!!!This positive energy is AMAZING!💖✨ Thank you for helping me for my exam(im from Germany 🇩🇪🤠✌️) 💖✨✌️

@MyFrenchStory 4 жыл бұрын

Oh Merci!! I am so happy my positive energy went all the way to you in Germany 🇩🇪😍

@Xeema4869 4 жыл бұрын

I'm also from Germany :P

@johnmacward 3 жыл бұрын

Tellement genial ! Merci pour cette belle video... je sais très bien que je trouverai un cas qui se met un peu entre les deux mais ça couvre 95% des cas et l'entrainement est maintenant important.

@pedrodosanjos2122 3 жыл бұрын

16 June of 2021 and I can't believe that I have never watched this incredible woman before 😭 such a great class

@nourgamer1098 4 жыл бұрын

I can tell you that you are the best French teacher Ive ever seen. You make learning fun.

@florencefomuso4415 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I will use a lot of your videos with my students and I will let you know how they help. Thanks again for making them.

@adf2M 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I finally understand the difference between the two. Great examples!

@bentright_through4936 3 жыл бұрын

goshh this helped a lot ! i have a french exam tomrw so here i am rushing through all the grammar :D

@baxter_1232 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Literally a life saver I have been stuck on this for ages and I finally understand 💖

@MyFrenchStory 4 жыл бұрын

Yayyyy !! I am so glad you finally understand. 😉💕

@baxter_1232 4 жыл бұрын

MyFrenchStory 😁😁

@manda4346 2 жыл бұрын

OMFG THANK U PEARL I GOT MY FINAL FRENCH THREE TEST TMRW AND I WAS SO CONFUSED U A FRENCH GODDESS ❤️❤️❤️💪🏼💪🏼🥳🥳🥳

@reemhelmy2836 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much now I have understood the lesson ❤️😍😍and I am from Egypt 🇪🇬🇪🇬✨✨✨

@jenn5455 4 жыл бұрын

I've watched a lot of videos explaining this grammar but your video is the only one that made me understand.. Thank you so much!!

@clairenime 2 жыл бұрын

Watching for my French exam, I hope I will remember this, thanks

@acanpc333 4 жыл бұрын

Very well explained!! 😊 merci! I am going to show this to my French class! And thank you for speaking very clearly.

@acanpc333 4 жыл бұрын

I'll let you know if Ryan ever interrupts me. We are both Canadian so maybe ... 🤔

@MyFrenchStory 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂 Please if he does, let me know ahaha

@duro3666 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. Our teacher made us learn like 20 different rules in total and youve made it so much more clear. I can actually do this time correctly now.

@Yun.x1 8 ай бұрын

It was very easy to understand!

@ZoeZ.U. 5 ай бұрын

This vedio helped soo much, thanks!

@Tillchan Жыл бұрын

Very clear and easy to understand. Merci, Pearl!

@aminachaudhry2162 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sooo soooo much I have an exam tomorrow and I was sooo confused by these two past forms❤ ur video is amazing thank you very much! Love from Germany❤🥰

@robertmattress7826 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you because we are right here in my class on passé composé and imparfait... really helpful to me.

@muhammad5360 Жыл бұрын

Merci

@ericsummers1230 4 жыл бұрын

Pearl you have a wonderful accent! Je l'adore!

@MyFrenchStory 4 жыл бұрын

Aww merci beaucoup Éric 😊

@ebonieshrestha649 3 жыл бұрын

I have a French exam tomorrow and hopefully this video will help

@meriemmariana7722 2 жыл бұрын

I like your way of teaching

@sizanekarki730 4 жыл бұрын

Pearl ur such a good teacher. I am really loving ur videos. U have such a charming personality n have lots of positive vibes. Ur really passing positive energy to us for learning french. Thanks alot!!

@joycevargas2494 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are so helpful THANK YOU!

@fjstar Жыл бұрын

Such a great explanation

@josephineyarlott585 3 жыл бұрын

ohmg love this video especially the ryan gosling part lol

@Stephanie-gv8rh 3 жыл бұрын

Merci pour cette vidéo 🙏 c’est très utile! Le passé composé et l’imparfait est un peu difficile pour moi 😅 mais cette vidéo m’a beaucoup aidé 🙏🙏🙏

@shitaldalwadi2259 3 жыл бұрын

Tks alot i hv french exams tomorrow. Very greatly explained

@jamyangnamgyal8041 4 жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup, je comprend Qu'est-ce que tu dit, et aussi tu es très joli 🌹😘

@maxihopfner3636 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so so much i'm from germany and i really understood everything what you told us now i know when to use which past thanks. :)

@polinakavunenko5118 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much! your videos always help me before my french tests 💗💗

@camizd1995 3 жыл бұрын

Ohh my ohh my, I wish I could hug you for thanks.I had to subscribe, I feel like you took me out of a pit of confusion 🥰🥰🙈 Very clearly explained to stick in mind. Thank you for soo much

@rileywinters4540 2 жыл бұрын

thank you soo much! I also got confused and this helped me a lot. I have and test soon so thank you for your help!

@leoncharles8668 3 жыл бұрын

Merci Pearl

@sh.a7 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much it’s so clear now and easy to understand

@MyFrenchStory 4 жыл бұрын

Yayyy I am happy to know that the differences are clear for you now 😊🎊

@arijackson6339 4 жыл бұрын

This helped me a lot!!! Thankss💗💗💗

@MyFrenchStory 4 жыл бұрын

De rien! So happy to help 💕

@lisidanataliamenjivarvilla61 4 жыл бұрын

I understood everything what you explained. Merci beacoup.

@aahanaajmera350 3 жыл бұрын

This video was so helpful Pearl! Merci beaucoup😍

@eyadsherif2698 3 жыл бұрын

I mostly have problems with the translation idk what to do about that cuz if i know the meaning of the sentence it’s easy to use passé compose or the imparfait so idk about that 😐

@sqvturn 3 жыл бұрын

Thx that helped I have an exam tomorrow pray for me 💥

@jesthered7966 3 жыл бұрын

Oohh Ryan Gosling can dit bonjour to me anytime (I will remember that! :) )... Merci pour la leçon!

@divyanshi1397 3 жыл бұрын

This vid was so much of help..this has literally helped me in my examens..merci beacoup pour cette vidéo. It has been explained really well.💝

@redditunreal9519 2 жыл бұрын

thanks this helped a lot

@putty6692 4 жыл бұрын

Your accent is so cute !!! And thank you so much for this video!!

@louangesaves3481 2 жыл бұрын

Tu es adorable ! J’adore Ryan Gosling aussi 😊

@kevinreid2720 3 жыл бұрын

This is so clear - thank you!

@caitlinsawyer6672 2 жыл бұрын

merci pour ton vidéo! J'aime ton exemple avec Ryan Gosling xD

@chrisbanana8974 2 жыл бұрын

well done love cheers from australia

@terraiznajem618 2 жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup

@Sageboy13 4 жыл бұрын

You're the best!

@MyFrenchStory 4 жыл бұрын

Awww merci beaucoup 😊

@nasimullahhabib2523 Жыл бұрын

It’s great Video... From Bangladesh

@haya8255 3 жыл бұрын

merci!!! sooooo help ful :)

@imraniqbal887 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome explanation! I just learnt l’imparfait yesterday, was confused. Your video helped a lot!

@alketazhuli84 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you soooo much! You are the best!💕

@rysjyn1735 3 жыл бұрын

THANKS!!

@karenvega8573 3 жыл бұрын

Esta clase fue mav, maravillosa eres, explicó muy bien

@smokeAndMirrors74 2 жыл бұрын

Very, very well done. Subscribing.

@armineghojoyan5279 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! very helpful video! great humor too! :)

@aliayong8214 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so so much I really enjoyed this

@svearehnn 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for this!! i just went back to french class after a 3 month break and this was such a good refresher!! you’re so good at explaining

@juliacordero5468 3 жыл бұрын

Here before my French final 🤚🏼😆

@carolynlysson2672 3 жыл бұрын

Haha same

@officialjoshuachristian 5 жыл бұрын

Great and valuable material @Pearl I just want to give you a bit of a correction with your English. It's not a trainsmash but it' worth mentioning. When you translate "Bievenue sur..." to English, you'll say "Welcome to..." and not "Welcome on..." thanks you 😊

@MyFrenchStory 5 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you so much for your comment ! I will make sure that I say "Welcome to" my channel ! Merci beaucoup 😘

@rosemarylavendar8607 2 жыл бұрын

Merci!!!

@savedbytheking4867 2 жыл бұрын

For the habits, can still happen in the now and after or does it have to be ended in the past?

@klmcdonnell1 2 жыл бұрын

All French lessons should feature Ryan Gosling😄Very memorable thank you!

@sophiebrowne7038 3 жыл бұрын

This was so helpful, thanks so much Pearl! 😘 xx

@elizabethgerald9892 2 жыл бұрын

J'ai toujours de difficulté je voudrais savoir , si nous parlons dans une conversation l'imparfait de action qui passe ,

@elizabethgerald9892 2 жыл бұрын

On a pa utiliser le passé composé , pasque se la même chose . J'ai douté

@shuhuiboon4733 3 жыл бұрын

Bonjour, can i ask if we say 'i am fine' in passe conpose, how should we say? Isn't still same we say je vais bien??☺️☺️☺️

@judedunne5046 3 жыл бұрын

This was extremely helpful

@judedunne5046 3 жыл бұрын

Or to use the imparfait c'etait tres utile et merci!!!

@thestoryteller611 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so so much

@ind6337 2 жыл бұрын

Um , I had a doubt . I had a sentence Le soir , quand il _________________ ( se promener) dans le jardin , la petite princesse , heureuse de voir son pere ________ ( courir) vers lui. So will it be Passe compose in the first one and the imparfait in the second one ? Thank you !

@anipalm8599 4 жыл бұрын

Super helpful video. Merci!

@MyFrenchStory 4 жыл бұрын

Salut Ani ! merci pour ce gentil commentaire 💕

@adoris864 3 жыл бұрын

Merci. I'm trying to learn French and Duolingo has been fun but it hasn't helped much with fluency.

@ayushmanV 3 жыл бұрын

Hi , do u also offer Cost effective live zoom classes for french language learning .. if Yes I'm in

@jiyachugh5866 3 жыл бұрын

Wow!! That was really helpful, My concept got cleared with that. Could you please give some exercises link also as the one given isn't for the exercises. Thanks a lot!😊😊

@clovisalves537 Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤ Linda. Maravilhosa.

@janaeogarro 3 жыл бұрын

So even though "aller" is usually used with "etre" in passe compose if the action is habitual it uses imparfait? such as the example: "tous les samedis, j'allais au parc"

@MyFrenchStory 3 жыл бұрын

Oui oui oui! 😊

@ladym7852 3 жыл бұрын

I cannot see the exercises on your website. :*-(

@lalima304 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@godofgodsforever 4 жыл бұрын

merci

@LearnwithReem 2 жыл бұрын

How is “dit” paste compose? Isn’t that a interruption which is imparfait?

@pardeepyadav834 4 жыл бұрын

Mercie pour ces

@alexbernovici4485 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. The link for the exercises is broken by the way.

@Tatushka55 4 жыл бұрын

Helped me a lot

@kimblood-un7775 4 жыл бұрын

Would “When I was young I played soccer” be l’imparfait or passé composé ?

@Robert-cy3qx 4 жыл бұрын

I think it would be both. When I was young= imparfait, I played soccer= passe compose

@MyFrenchStory 4 жыл бұрын

Use the imparfait because it is a habit in the past. “Quand j’étais jeune je jouais au football”. 😊

@TEYRIS01 4 жыл бұрын

Quand j'était jeune, je jouais au football (factual, neutral) Quand j'était jeune, j'ai joué au football, moi aussi (not exactly the same meaning, some nostalgia of a far past) But if you describe a single day, "this 3th may 1990, i played soccer" Ce 3 mai 1990, j'ai joué au footbal Or Ce 3 mai 1990, je jouai au footbal (passé simple, more literary, mostly only written today, but there are exception) A la fin de la journée, j'avais joué pendant 3 heures (plus que parfait) La pluie tomba après que j'eus joué tout l'après midi (passé antérieur) Il fallait que j'aie joué pour avoir droit à une médaille (subjonctif passé) Qu'il jouât bien ce jour là (subjonctif imparfait, very literary) Qu'il eût joué ou non je m'en moquais (subjonctif plus que parfait (literary) J'aurais joué plus longtemps sans la pluie (conditionnel passé première forme) J'eusse joué jusqu'à la première goutte, si javais su (conditionnel passé deuxième forme, very, very literary) Aujourd’hui, ayons joué avant que la pluie tombe (imparatif passé, very rare and literary)