1. LE PASSÉ COMPOSÉ OU L’IMPARFAIT

2. Passé Composé Passé Composé Has two parts.
Uses avoir or être as helpeing verb paired with the past participle.
Vandertrampps and Reflexive verbs use être.
All others use avoir.
Etre verbs has agreement on the past participle.
The past participle of an avoir verb agrees with a preceding direct object only.

3. L’Imparfait Is a simple tense-one verb
Is formed from the present tense using the nous form of the verb minus ONS.
Has only one exception- être. Etre uses ét… plus the appropriate ending.
Imperfect endings are …
ais ions
ais iez
ait aient

4. LET’S REVIEW! Past action is completed.
Passé Composé
Past action is completed.
Past action interrupts an action that was continuing: The bell was ringing when the door slammed.
A series of past actions: came, saw, conquered.
The time frame is specific. Yesterday, last night, on Friday, etc.
Relates a change or a reaction.

5. LET’S REVIEW! L’Imparfait Describes. Tells what used to happen.
Gives background information like in the setting of a film or novel.
Says was or were and …ing.
Time element is unimportant.
Happened repeatedly: souvent, tous les jours, d’habitude.

6. LET’S PRACTICE! WHAT VERB CONJUGATION WOULD YOU USE IN EACH OF THESE SENTENCES…The PASSÉ COMPOSÉ OR THE IMPARFAIT.
1. When I was little, I liked to watch cartoons
2. I saw a strange lady snoring at a corner of the road
3. As a child I used to do fishing with my older brother
4. One day I was fishing alone and I saw a ghost

7. 1. IMPARFAIT QUAND J’ÉTAIS PETIT(E), J’AIMAIS REGARDER DES DESSINS ANIMÉS.
I was born the 5th of May.
My parents always left me home alone

8. 2. Passé Composé: JE SUIS NÉ(E) LE 5 MAI.
We saw a movie at the cinema last night.
I saw a ghost when I was following my mother to the field

9. 3. LE P.C. NOUS AVONS VU UN FILM AU CINÉMA HIER SOIR.
4. John used to play soccer.

10. 4. L’IMPARFAIT JOHN JOUAIT AU FOOT.
5. They had five children.

11. 5. L’IMPARFAIT ILS AVAIENT CINQ ENFANTS.
6. Every day we played with friends.

12. 6. L’IMPARFAIT TOUS LES JOURS NOUS JOUIONS AVEC DES AMIS.
7. My mom stayed at home yesterday.

13. 7. LE P.C. MA MÈRE EST RESTÉE À LA MAISON HIER.
8. She always brushed her hair in the evening.

14. 8. L’IMPARFAIT ELLE SE BROSSAIT TOUJOURS LES CHEVEUX LE SOIR.
9. Marie and Claire were singing when John came home.

15. 9. BOTH MARIE ET CLAIRE CHANTAIENT QUAND JOHN EST RENTRÉ.
10. It was cold in the winter.

16. 10. L’IMPARFAIT IL FAISAIT FROID EN HIVER.