Le Passe Simple

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Le Passe Simple

[heavy falcon]

if you're a beginner i'd tell you not to learn it

it's only used in literary works

[limber flame]

Im intermediate, I have many of the verb tenses down

just not this one

[heavy falcon]

well i think learning it takes a long time, it might be the most irregular tense
and the effort you will make into learning it won't worth it, as you will never use it lol

what you could do is knowing how to recognize it, just so you know that the sentence is in the past

otherwise... the benefits/costs ratio in terms of investment in learning the passé simple is unbalanced lol

but if you have questions you can ask ofc

[limber flame]

I mean, should I know it as I want to start reading french literature

[heavy falcon]

hmmm

maybe the irregular verbs (always the same ones lol: être, avoir, savoir, faire...)
otherwise, you will understand it quickly
for instance, if you read "nous mangeâmes", you should understand that it's the verb manger (it's quite clear)

[limber flame]

ohhh

ok then

thanks!

[heavy falcon]

but to read literature you don't have to know how to conjugate any verb in this simple, too much work 😭

[scenic ocean]

With the passé simple, it’s enough to recognise it which anecdotally speaking takes like a week for me