tudadre

[languid yacht]

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[oak dawn]

J'ai pensé ≈ an instantaneous action (e.g. I thought about what my dad would say)
Je pensais ≈ a belief, a thought that was held and/or interrupted, usually for a longer, less defined period of time, or a habit (e.g. I thought he was my friend)

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[languid yacht]

Il existe plusieurs méthodes pour taper les accents. Le plus facile est d'installer une disposition de clavier mieux adaptée à les taper.

There are several ways to type accents. The easiest way to do this is to install keyboard layout that facilitates typing them.

Popular keyboard layouts // Dispositions populaires :

• Canadian Multilingual Standard (CSA on macOS): https://kbdlayout.info/kbdcan
• US International: https://kbdlayout.info/KBDUSX/
• QWERTY-FR: https://qwerty-fr.org/
• BÉPO: https://kbdlayout.info/kbdfrnb

To install and change keyboard layouts // Comment installer et changer de disposition :

• Windows: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-the-input-and-display-language-settings-in-windows-12a10cb4-8626-9b77-0ccb-5013e0c7c7a2
• macOS: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/mac-help/mchlp1406/mac
• Android (Gboard): https://support.google.com/gboard/answer/6380730?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid#zippy=%2Cchoose-languages-layouts
• iOS: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/iphone/iph73b71eb/ios

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[lost sedge]

is j'ai ne correct or je naisais or wahtever the imparfait for natire is

naitre

[jade flame]

The auxiliaire used with naître is être, not avoir
So you can't say j'ai né, you need to say je suis né

[lost sedge]

forgor about that

[jade flame]

This is the most used to give for example your birth date
"Je suis né à telle date"

[lost sedge]

what it translate to

[jade flame]

I was born on that date

[lost sedge]

ok

[jade flame]

And the imparfait for the verb naître would be
"Je naissais"

But we never use it

[jade flame]

It could theoretically be used to describe the moment of your birth, or if you talk about the regularity of children births in a hospital
For example :
Les enfants naissaient souvent pendant la nuit
Which means
The children used to be given birth during night
But it really isn't used, I don't think you will ever find this one

[lost sedge]

ok

so more help

Il est 6H30. Il pleut

whats that in past tense

[oak dawn]

There are two main past tenses