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[rugged kayak]

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[round linden]

plus précisément, pq est-ce que « utilisé » et pas « utilisait » 🗿

jsp si any of the sentence is correct tho, i used deepl to make sure and it only changed the conjugation

[vital basin]

utilisé is the past perfect form as an adjective like english “used”, utilisait is the past imperfect form as a verb

[round linden]

ah okay

well i've not learned past perfect yet so makes sense why i was confused

[amber burrow]

Imperfect, not past perfect

utilisé = used
utilisait = was using

Imparfait: « J’utilisais cet ordinateur quand il s’est soudainement éteint. (I was using this computer when it suddenly turned off.) »
Passé composé : « J’ai utilisé l’ordinateur aujourd’hui. (I’ve used the computer today.) »
Plus-que-parfait: « J’avais utilisé l’ordinateur avant de partir. (I had used the computer before leaving.) »

[round linden]

ah merci

les exemples ont m'aidé (?)

[amber burrow]

m'ont aidé*

Object pronouns are always before the verb, and the verb is the auxiliary avoir (ont)

[round linden]

merci encore baha