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[teal crypt]

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[viscid crypt]

1. Translators are not an accurate way to get corrections in the slightest
2. This is just the general difference between passé composé and imparfait, which is pretty complex. There are lots of cases where pleurions would be appropriate, but the tl;dr is when it's background info or interrupted

[cold fractal]

Nous avons pleuré is the past
@scenic blade

[polar meadow]

"Pleurions" is present subjunctive. Which is used to express doubt, emotions, willingness, probability.

[scenic blade]

Sooooo basically I should give up lmaooo

No but thanks lol I’ll practice it some more

So pleurions is the subjunctive?

[polar meadow]

Absolutely not !!

Yeah pleurions is the verb Pleurer at first person plural subjunctive present

It is pertinent for sentences structures like "J'apprécie que tu sois présente"

The first verb being indicative present

"Que" in the middle

and the second verb at subjunctive present

[scenic blade]

Ok so this is an accurate sentence? “Je pleure parce que français es trop difficile”

I’m using present tense

So similar to Spanish

[polar meadow]

It is not because this tense is reserved for doubt, emotions, willingness, probability, and other cases that i forgot

"Je pleure parce que le français est trop difficile"

"Je n'aime pas que le français soit si difficile"

see

[polar meadow]

It is

[scenic blade]

Of those two sentences which one would you use to convey you’re crying due to difficulty

[icy reef]

pleurions is ALSO the imparfait

« Nous pleurions beaucoup quand nous étions bébés (We used to cry a lot when we were babies) »

[chrome folio]

never seen pleurions before

[icy reef]

anything with -er will produce -ions in the imperfect and subjunctive present

[chrome folio]

guess that's how little i see nous conjugations

[icy reef]

Anyway, you can use the imparfait in numerous cases. The one I showed you is a habitual action. Another one would be an interrupting sentence: « Nous pleurions quand le film s'est terminé. (We were crying when the film ended.) »
It's just that in general we use the nous form so little in daily use that we may not recognise it.

The differences between the passé composé (nous avons pleuré) and the imparfait (nous pleurions) is really complex. I invite you to read this link:
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/passe-compose-vs-imparfait/

[scenic blade]

Thank you and I also do love lawless French !!

[icy reef]

No problem! We tend to use « on » for stuff like this

Nous pleurions beaucoup quand nous étions bébés.
—> On pleurait beaucoup quand on était bébés.

Nous pleurions quand le film s'est terminé.
—> On pleurait quand le film s'est terminé.