#Passe Compose and Imparfait

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Passe Compose and Imparfait

void peak
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Imparfait is a simple tense (just like simple present: the verb is conjugated using appropriate suffixes) while passé composé is a compound tense (made of the auxiliary and the past participle).
"J'avais trouvé" is plus-que-parfait, a compound tense that uses imparfait for the auxiliary.

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But when is it appropriate to use either? Is there a difference if I use “J’ai trouvé” vs “J’avais trouvé” vs “J’avais trouver”?

void peak
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Trouver in imparfait is "je trouvais". As I said, it's a simple tense, not a compound one.

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Plus-que-parfait is used for past events that happen before other past ones. Like "By the time he arrived at the office, I had finished all the paperwork".