Canadien

[wintry canopy]

Please be patient

Our volunteers look into many questions every day; sometimes it takes them a little while to answer.

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Make it descriptive, including relevant context, but also to the point. This way you improve your chances of getting a more relevant and specific answer.

[blazing bane]

Context

How do you know if "was" is a repeated action, a background description, or a singular event in the past? The context makes it clear

Native speakers don't see it as any different

[unreal timber]

you shouldn't read it as anything but the imparfait

there is no 1 to 1 translation from french to english or vice versa

if you would like to learn french, then it's best to make your goal the understanding of french