#PrinceÉtourdi (Dizzy)

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drifting wedgeBOT
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static dagger
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the two you are referring to are two different tenses

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the 'é' one is called passé composé, where you need to conjugate avoir (or être for special verbs in DR MRS VAN DE TRAMP)

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for example j'ai mangé (i ate)

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or je suis allé (i went)

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here are the special ones that use ETRE instead of AVOIR (reflexive actions ie. je me/tu te etc. ALSO use ETRE - je me SUIS levé)

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the other one ending in -ais is called IMPARFAIT

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and not all the time it is -ais

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here they are corrisponding to the different pronouns

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when should i use passé composé and when should i use imparfait

passé composé is more one off actions, like "j'ai bu mon café ce matin" passé composé DOES NOT exist in English but it would translate to i drank my coffee this morning. i can't go back in time, i can't have done that again
imparfait is to describe atmosphere in the past (c'ÉTAIT chaud - it was hot), OR something you DID on a regular basis (je boivais mon café comme chaque matin)

dense copper
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I see you've edited, but it wouldn't translate to "I have drank"
j'ai bu → I drank

heavy minnow
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Thank you for the importation! It’s gonna take me a while to get this