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solar oysterBOT Jan 13, 2023, 4:51 PM

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rain wedge Jan 13, 2023, 4:52 PM

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To be 6 —> state of being over a duration of time = imparfait

To see something(once) —> a singular brief action = passé compose

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I can’t think of any examples like that, books use imparfait heavily for scene setting, but even orally telling a story you’d still use imparfait

patent drift Jan 13, 2023, 4:57 PM

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I( think they’re just getting mixed up with passé simple)

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Could you send a screenshot please?

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Right I don’t speak German, but what does it say on the English page?

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Could you put the sentence in DeepL and translate it into English please?

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Oh fine then what does it say in French?

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Well since I don’t understand German I can’t say anything about what you saw, but I can tell you imperfect is extremely common in speech

rain wedge Jan 13, 2023, 5:02 PM

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(Worth noting I’m not a native french speaker but Its wise to trust zenon 👍)

patent drift Jan 13, 2023, 5:03 PM

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You can fully trust Dönut 😌

rain wedge Jan 13, 2023, 5:07 PM

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Imparfait is for actions over a long/indefinite period of time, habitual actions, unfinished actions, or for scene setting

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Lawless French

In French, the imperfect tense is used to describe an incomplete or ongoing action or state of being.

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This may help you out

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