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The imperfect tense conveys an action that happened in the past. However, this differs from the perfect tense as imperfect implies the action was continuous / happened regularly in the past. It can be com...

The register, or the formality of your language, is definitely something to consider both in written and spoken French. There are many ways to improve the register of the language, which will not only inc...

The imperfect tense is used when describing actions in the past that are not completed whereas the perfect tense describes completed actions in the past.The imperfect tense is also used to describe emotio...

The past tense you are talking about is called the 'past perfect.' This means that it would be used to describe something you did once at a specific point, like a sport you played last weekend, or somethi...

This is something that you will get the hang of the more you use the past tense in spoken and written French. But there are some basic rules that you can use to help you. The passé composé is used to desc...