conjugaison

[plucky flare]

Please be patient

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conjugaison

[quaint orbit]

Because the action is incomplete. There's no way to tell if it was something that occured between a specific start and end date. You might still be downloading such videos to this day.

[weary elbow]

Actually, without any context, the conditional can work.
« Quand nous étions pétits, nous allions au parc pour jouer au foot. »
« Si je pouvais revenir au passé, je ne téléchargerais pas de films illégalement. »

[weary elbow]

The imperfect actually implies finality in that you don't do it anymore. If I were to say, « nous allions au parc », I would be implying that I no longer do so now but back then I did it often.

The difference then between the passé composé and the imparfait comes down to the habitualness of it. « nous allions au parc » would mean that you went to the park often whereas « nous sommes allés au parc » would mean that you went to the park a few times, not enough for it to be habitual

[lusty mist]

Merci beaucoup