French Past Tenses | passé composé vs. imparfait

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Introduction 00:00
Important information about English / French past tenses 01:08
Clues for using the imparfait 02:01
Basic rules for passé composé vs. imparfait 02:39
Passé composé 03:15
Imparfait 04:12
General advice 06:50
Imperfect / passé composé triggers 10:01
Stative verbs in the passé composé / imparfait (croire, avoir, être, savoir, connaître, vouloir, pouvoir, devoir) 12:20
Examples / exercises 30:06
End 36:55
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@rishthefish7781 5 жыл бұрын

Yup, you're correct about the whole distinction between they could and they were able to. If I heard someone say my dog was able to chase the burglar away, I would think that the dog successfully chased the robber away. Funny thing, I had never noticed this subtlety before.

@realestatelifestyle5334 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. Your channel is an absolute gem for French learners like us.

@darasong2659 2 жыл бұрын

I read the following sentences from a French textbook : 1. J'ai habité au Cambodge jusqu'en mars 1983. 2. J'ai habité au Cambodge a partir du janvier 1983. 3. Quand elle travaillait au Canada, je suis allé la voir. ( Here, the book says it can be that I visited her once or several times.)

@habbibiahmad2059 3 жыл бұрын

Wow je suis contant parce-que j'ai eu regardé toute le video. Et j'avais comprise beaucoup des choses. Merci beaucoup professeur.

@uchennachukwuba 3 жыл бұрын

Your explanations are always clear. Thank you

@barbaraneu4854 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I don't quite have it yet, but certainly feel like I'm on my way, which is encouraging.

@sljb_7107 3 жыл бұрын

fantastic job! this was my 4th or 5th video on imparfait vs passe compose as i am lazy to read at the moment, but this one is beyond everything else. of course, you took more time to explain things, but the quality.. you are succinct, precise, lot of examples, timeline in description box... i mean 10/10. subscribed and ill check all your videos. thank you

@Sansea 3 жыл бұрын

Your explanation of the difference is excellent and the examples given at the end helped to clarify for me. I really appreciate that you took the time to explain each verb independent of each other. Well done and thank you!

@dinab7852 2 жыл бұрын

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@drgordo112 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for this content. It is very helpful!

@JessicaHelen100 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanations. Un très grand merci!

@kocarhomes1617 3 жыл бұрын

The best explanation!

@nournasser2241 2 жыл бұрын

Très facilement à comprendre

@mta8889 3 жыл бұрын

I noticed you use "could" instead of "could have" when translating the imparfait into English. If we treat the imparfait as "could", then how do we translate the conditional could? For example, "il pourrait réparer la voiture..."? Is that not "he could fix the car..."?

@ParapluieFrench 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not usually one for literal translations, but for the sake of simplicity, the best translation of pouvoir in the imparfait is could. 'Could have' is the conditionnel passé, for example 'j'aurais pu le faire' = I could have done it. 'Il pourrait réparer la voiture' does indeed mean 'he could fix the car', but in the conditional sense i.e. 'he would be able to fix the car'.

@mta8889 3 жыл бұрын

@@ParapluieFrench thanks. And, ouf. It feels like a long road to clarity. I appreciate the response. Onward...

@ParapluieFrench 3 жыл бұрын

@@mta8889 This is mainly a problem with English. Could is an ambiguous word! The best way to think about it is: If could = 'was able', use the imparfait If could = 'would be able', use the conditional

@habbibiahmad2059 2 жыл бұрын

Bonjour Monsieur. Selon mon étude, je pensais que le passé composé c'est égale en anglais comme "pass perfect" Et l'imparfaite aussi c'est égale en anglais comme "pass continous ".

@ParapluieFrench 2 жыл бұрын

Past perfect en anglais c'est "I had eaten, he had gone" etc. ce qui ne correspond pas au passé composé. Present perfect (I have eaten, I have gone) est plus similaire, mais n'oubliez pas que le français n'est pas une traduction de l'anglais. En réalité, il n'y a pas de vrai équivalent. Le passé composé, c'est le passé composé. L'imparfait s'emploie souvent comme le past continuons, mais ce n'est pas toujours le cas. Je vous conseille donc de ne pas les traduire directement

@habbibiahmad2059 2 жыл бұрын

@@ParapluieFrench d'accord Merci énormément.

@michaelamstrup1992 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t agree with explanation of the following sentences: 1) je ne suis pas venu(e) parce que j’ai ete malade 2) je ne suis pas venu(e) parce que j’etais malade. Translation of 1 into english: I didn’t come because I became ill. Translation of 2 into english: I didn’t come because I was ill.

@ParapluieFrench 4 жыл бұрын

Can't disagree with that! The use of 'become' in the translations demonstrates the change of state quite nicely. Thank you for your insight :)

@dawnlamothe3455 7 жыл бұрын

This was super helpful! Thank you SO much for helping others learn French better. I love, love, love all of the sample sentences. Too many other video authors think we will understand this confusing stuff with some conjugation tables and very little in the way of English meanings and sample sentences. For me, learning French is a hobby. I listen to the videos mostly when I'm doing the dishes or riding my stationery bicycle. So, again, I truly appreciate your time in putting this lesson together.

@ordinaryperson9784 5 жыл бұрын

Vous m’avez inspiré de devenir professeur de français à l’avenir! Bien que je ne sois pas encore parfait et j’ai besoin d’améliorer mon français, j’espère que je pourrai enseigner comme vous quand je serai professeur! Grâce à cette vidéo et bien sûr à vos autres vidéos, je suis enfin parvenu à bien comprendre les différences entre le passé composé et l’imparfait! Merci beaucoup ☺️

@MikeCaffyn1 7 жыл бұрын

A huge light is shining at last at the end of the tunnel. The second part of this (stative verbs) has given me new hope. Thank you very much and I hope you continue to deliver your lessons exactly like this. For me personally - parfait. Merci.

@Roger-yu9ql 6 жыл бұрын

OpenUni student here. Your videos are 10000 Xs more useful than any tutor I've had; and most of the course materials as well for that matter. But I wouldn't say the courses are terrible, it's more so to the credit of your content! So, thanks!

@Ednhk 5 жыл бұрын

The part of stative verb is what has been bugging me for years but that's never really been dealt with at school!! Thank you so much!

@bashayer8928 6 жыл бұрын

The best and most thorough explanation. I love how good you do this, very detailed and with deep understanding mashallah. Thank you from the bottom of my heart

@bethduffus4598 7 жыл бұрын

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@leatherdolphin 5 жыл бұрын

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@bashayer8928 6 жыл бұрын

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@marwazein7283 6 жыл бұрын

that was the most clear explanation to know the difference : ) your knowledge and way is much appreciated ! Thank you !!

@AT-vm2jh 5 жыл бұрын

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@wwiggetywackk 6 жыл бұрын

Finally! An explanation that makes sense. Thank you!

@JessicaHelen100 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanations with really useful comparisons of the English and the French. I'm sure it's going to help my students. Merci bien!

@asaalehar 6 жыл бұрын

OMG this is sooo good! I can't thank you enough.

@sydneydoornbos2624 6 жыл бұрын

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@pedantic433 6 жыл бұрын

Wonderfully explained for English speakers.Thank you.

@hossamsyed709 7 жыл бұрын

please keep up doing your lessons you´re awesome ! merci

@laurencesams5408 5 жыл бұрын

Sir, that was an excellent video. The devil is always in the detail, and you did the detail.

@emr3114 7 жыл бұрын

This was really helpful, thanks!

@kerrylosi1595 7 жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup. Très utile.

@aldie2011 5 жыл бұрын

Great explanation!!!!!!!

@teresita.lozada 7 жыл бұрын

OMG....THANK YOU FOR THIS !

@emmanuelletropiano1449 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@sergioramirez3279 5 жыл бұрын

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@kidzboards383 7 жыл бұрын

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@Yenmx 5 жыл бұрын

very helpfull

@devendrarajcoomar928 7 жыл бұрын

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@SandraFernandez-vk6nl 5 жыл бұрын

It was great. I am only in doubt about the verb sortir in le passé composé. Isn't it Je suis sortie ? why is it written J'ai sortie in the video? Can both avoir and être be used with this verb in le passé composé?

@gazalakhan8113 5 жыл бұрын

From beginning to end for me. is there a tutorial video which explain at least half of all the tenses and moods and their relation to each other and then a second part covering the remaining tenses and moods?

@angieross3787 7 жыл бұрын

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@kingk925 5 жыл бұрын

i like this video!

@sundarranabhat1611 5 жыл бұрын

Sir i don't think appellais is correct instead of that appelais. Is it?

@raikozy35 5 жыл бұрын

Gonna watch this before sleep

@aditiraman3749 7 жыл бұрын

So if I want to say "it was raining for 3 hours" I'll use passé composé because it's a defined amount of time?

@aditiraman3749 7 жыл бұрын

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@hellophoenix 5 жыл бұрын

@@ParapluieFrench I don't understand this one ! I thought with the past continuous we use the imparfait

@slkslk7841 5 жыл бұрын

Bonjour monsieur. 21:36 “we didn’t know if he had lied”... Doesn’t that imply that ‘We do know now’ ? So its a passé compose? Just like how we use ‘ I thought ‘ .. “ I thought he had given up” . Meaning I came to know it is the other way.. Can you please expalin where I’m wrong. Its confusing me very much.

@slkslk7841 5 жыл бұрын

Parapluie French ooh.. okay. Thank you very much 🙂

@betavulgaris7888 7 жыл бұрын

I don't think it's hard. If you could say 'i did' in English use composé, if you could say 'was doing' or similar with 'ing' on the end, use imparfait. Should work most of the time. 'I was walking to school when i fell over.' I was imparfait to school when i passé composé.

@frenchworld6238 7 жыл бұрын

Beta Vulgaris then tell me this pls : (1.) I could not sleep and 2. I could not sleep because of the noise.... Note : it's not easy :P

@dorothylepper7621 6 жыл бұрын

jay C l

@raghavmehta4249 6 жыл бұрын

9:45 has to be je suis sorti pas j’ai sorti

@ParapluieFrench 4 жыл бұрын

This is a REALLY late reply, but I've just seen your comment and would like to clarify that "j'ai sorti mon parapluie" is correct. Sortir only takes être when it means "go out" and has no object. In this case, "sortir" means "take out" and it has an object (mon parapluie), so it uses avoir. I'm planning on making a video about this, but hopefully that helps.