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Imparfait vs Passé composé in French - What are the differences ?

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One of the most complicated subjects for French learners is to know when to use Imparfait vs Passé composé. They are both past tenses but have very specific uses. The rule is just about the duration of the action, that's the only thing you need to know.
This lesson includes :
- When to use imparfait
- When to use passé composé
- Clue words for imparfait
- Clue words for passé composé
- Sentences / Examples with passé composé and imparfait
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@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 4 года назад

I hope the differences between the 2 tenses are more clear for you now 🙂 Thank you for watching ❤️ Keep learning about the passé composé and all the rules right here ru-vid.com/group/PL_bt5rj27IIWHuWovT9NpMB0T2pivbpOM

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 4 года назад

Thanks I changed it :)

@senakatennakoon4619 4 года назад

Hi Dylane, my name is Indu. Could you please advise me from which vedio of yours should I start learning French from now as a absolute beginner?

@osaseheogbeiwi1447 3 года назад

Jeffrey 😼😼🕴️🤵👸🤴🤘🤞👉👆

@jagdishdeora6288 6 месяцев назад

Thank you mam I understand the difference in one go

@evansatoru9684 3 года назад

Me watching this 2 hours before my french exam 👁️👄👁️

@Abigail-gp9pf 5 месяцев назад

Real

@brigi_xwq1522 4 месяца назад

Me too

@mariana-xi9uj 3 месяца назад

yk 💯

@mayurkumar3045 9 месяцев назад

Literally,now my mind understood this topic because i was messing up in between passé composé-imparfait , But thanks to you .your teaching will help me 😊

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 9 месяцев назад

Glad to hear that :)

@itsemeguys7682 2 года назад

You just saved my life! I had no idea about that stuff and I'm writing a class test this week! I love how you explain it 💟 I'll definitely come back if I need help:)

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 года назад

I am so glad it helped you! Come back to let me know how was your test )

@stephenbibek9528 2 года назад

I love your teaching your are beautiful French teacher thanks to you I am flowing you always

@abbyyy1227 3 года назад

Thank you so much !!! I feel more confident to keep learning french after watching your videos!!! Merci beaucoup:)

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 года назад

That's awesome 🤩 Did you see that I have a full conjugation course on this channel? It could help you with other tenses if you need :)

@okothobbo Год назад

What a great lesson!!! Nothing short of a life-saver. Merci beaucoup!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

You're very welcome!

@vedhikav5139 3 года назад

Merci Dylane!!!!!! You have helped me so much to excel in french I have my exams and I was searching for a video to learn a concept and I came across your video and I like it a lot and I immediately subscribed and liked your videos Thank you so much again

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 года назад

Merci 1000 fois Vedhika ❤️

@vedhikav5139 3 года назад

Thank you so much again No words to appreciate your explanations And you make french easy

@73omar 3 года назад

J'apprends le français et ces vidéos m'aident beaucoup, merci beaucoup, et un très beau professeur !!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 года назад

Tout le plaisir est pour moi ☺️

@73omar 3 года назад

Merci beaucup

@carolhedberg2341 Год назад

I just took a zoom class on l'imparfait vs passe compose I didn't understand. Now, after watching your video, it is very clear. Merci!!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

I am so glad my video helped you but I am sorry you paid for a lesson for nothing :/

@Evan12346 4 года назад

The most precise and useful explanation of these 2 tenses. Thank you.

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 4 года назад

That's great! Thank you for your comment Evan

@ditocontent9234 3 года назад

Merci beaucoup madame . Maintenant, je suis comprends bien tous les explanations avec belle femme pour mes examens français demain et je n'ai pas peur pour ecrire mon examen .😊😊😊😊😊

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 года назад

Super 😀👏

@belle8511 Год назад

Merci beaucoup! My teacher been trying to teach us this for a week, but I still didn't get it, and I finally get it after watching your videos!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

It's a tricky one so I am glad I was able to help :)

@davidbrown8513 5 месяцев назад

Merci. J'essayais comprendre cette lecon, mais je ne peux pas pour deux semaines. Merci beaucoup !! Maintenant, Je comprends.... YAY !!! ( I am still learning )

@elizajournals 2 года назад

This is the best video that has helped me understand the difference. Thank you! I get it now, finally.

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 года назад

Eliza I have another video about this subject coming next Wednesday. More complete than this one :D

@frankfletes 3 месяца назад

Love her lessons.😇

@ChristineV5 3 месяца назад

Makes so much sense now. Merci pour cette série ❤

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 месяца назад

Christine you are on fire today :D

@peterkrause1842 2 года назад

Your duration graph made it very clear. Thank-you.

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 года назад

You are welcome :)

@leslieyoder8280 6 месяцев назад

Wow, you explained this so clearly. I now understand the difference and why and how they are both used in the same sentence. Merci 🎉🎉!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 6 месяцев назад

I am so glad Leslie 🤩

@minhzikm1 2 года назад

bonjour pour cette vidéo. In a nutshell can we say, imparfait is a continuous action until suddenly it is stopped by passe compose. par example : je marchais quand mon téléphone a sonné. "I was walking" is a long action and "my telephone rang" was a short action that occurred for a short period of time .

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 года назад

That's correct :)

@minhzikm1 2 года назад

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane can you make a video regarding arriver and se passer as i feel these are interchangeable

@sumairahussain4752 3 месяца назад

Very well explained, thank you dear

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 месяца назад

My pleasure 😊

@motivationalvideo2456 Год назад

I had watched so many videos couldnt understand but only your video make me understand very clearly. Thank you mam!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

Most welcome 😊

@seeagainh624 Год назад

This was extremely clear I think because you explained what you would know and what you would not know from it's use and therfore how to differentiate. Plus the flag words, thank you. As one only 'hears' the tense on the nous and vous it's hard to hear the conjugation at all! Many thanks

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

So glad it helped :D

@jatinscreation1215 Год назад

Ultimate guide. Merci beaucoup

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

Pas de quoi :)

@ragibsadiyev6787 3 года назад

It is very useful. Please don't stop to make videos

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 года назад

I won't 😉

@raibhattacharya 3 месяца назад

You're like a godmother!! Love you soo muchh.. Thank you extremely well taught ❤

@justqurbanali3017 4 года назад

درس خواندن با شما خیلی خوشایند است. تشکر🦋

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 4 года назад

Merci ☺️

@justqurbanali3017 4 года назад

C'est un plaisir spécial d'étudier avec vous🦋

@Kenisha_g 7 месяцев назад

I watched ur video the night before my test. It helped a lot, thank you :)

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 7 месяцев назад

Great to hear :)

@kangwakowa8370 6 месяцев назад

John 3:16 reads For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son,that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have eternal life

@gautamverma4368 Год назад

Vous etes la mieux prof de francais, a mon avis....

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

Merci ☺️

@ninonino5590 4 года назад

Magnifique, je crois que c'est la meme choce comme en Italien, n'est pas? Je suis heureux que j'ai vous decouvrez! Merci!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 4 года назад

Très bonne question Niño, j'avoue que je ne suis pas très forte en italien 😉

@user-gi5cr8fl9o 11 месяцев назад

Great explanation of when to use each tense.

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 11 месяцев назад

Glad you liked it!

@xX_girli0s_xX 5 месяцев назад

remercier a vous, cette video a aide moi beaucoup. J'ai de dur fois quand comprends les conjugasions. :'D

@mikecos6986 Год назад

Merci Dylane, In your example for "Hier", I'm a little confused why the sentence wouldn't be "Je suis alle au magasin hier" instead of "J'ai ete...." sorry can't figure out the accents on this keyboard! Love the lessons. Merci Beaucoup

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

Mike, we use j’ai été more than je suis allé in French. I should have said je suis allé to not confuse anyone but it’s so natural that I didn’t even think about it :/

@robertbrainerd5919 Год назад

Aussi "on a été au lit".

@litrisiavosloo6111 2 месяца назад

So, would the Imparfait be the Past Continuous Tense in English, and the Passe Compose, the Plain Past Tense? These two actions happening at the same time would give us the Participle Mood. I am from South Africa and started studying on my own two months ago. I speak Afrikaans and English and isiXhosa which is an African Language and studied German and Latin at school. I must say, the French Pronunciation is very difficult because I am used to sharp sound like German. My dentist lived in Franch for 11 years and are fluent, she is like my daughter, so I thought I would surprize her my learning French. I am also her isiXhosa teacher. Allow me to say that you really are an EXCELLENT teacher. Regards. Litrisia

@gebremedhinabraha3516 Год назад

As the name of your web site, you have perfectly explained the difference between the two tenses. Rspect

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

Thank you 😊

@endo9913 5 месяцев назад

Hi thank you for the video. Its a lot clearer. With l’Imparfait, how can you tell if the translation is “…was doing something” or “…used to do something”?

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 5 месяцев назад

used to but it can be both sometimes :)

@ishantsingh5076 Год назад

J'ai des promlèms en cette topique. Merci pour votre efforts 😀

@mostafasamir9650 2 года назад

One of the best videos, simple and very informative 👍

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 года назад

Merci Mostafa :D

@kathleenlash746 3 года назад

I think I know understand the difference. Merci beaucoup!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 года назад

Awesome Kathleen 👏

@yvelinesemeria98 2 года назад

That's excellent; vous expliquez cela tres bien. Merci

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 года назад

Merci beaucoup ☺️

@bpsverse3199 3 года назад

THANK YOU!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 года назад

I am so glad it helped you 🤩

@ikibucukmil Год назад

beautiful teachers make me a fast learner. thats factual.

@quanglethithanh5161 Год назад

Good explanation n comparision with English examples . Tks

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@bundle87 Год назад

Thanks so much. I was really struggling with the difference. Merci!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

De rien :)

@1435royer 17 дней назад

I finally get it! Merci.

@mohammedaktherhossain9886 3 года назад

Merci bien Dylane....super explanation,,,,,,,,,,, love you

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 года назад

Pas de quoi 🙂

@grantdervishi8186 Год назад

This is incredibly helpful, Thank you from Michigan USA, Dylane

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

Merci 🤩

@Sexy_Diana Год назад

Thanks, so much, Madame Dylan! I'm so grateful...

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

Merci à toi :)

@mananfn2722 Год назад

Thank you so much I got 😇👍 Ur literally better than my Tution teacher

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

Oh thank you 🥰

@bozo5163 2 года назад

Tout les jours,je regardais toi videos.

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 года назад

Oh merci ☺️

@Lexsight 3 месяца назад

I love you so much u saved me ❤

@jagdishdeora6288 6 месяцев назад

Merci , mam for the wonderful explanation

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 6 месяцев назад

It's my pleasure

@NazeerKhan-fg7jt 2 года назад

Thank you dear french mentor it was helpful for me it indeed paved the way how to differentiate between these two tenses.🙏🇦🇫🇨🇵

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 года назад

Excellent!

@SabSapStudios 10 месяцев назад

Ur so pretty 💗 Learning from u is a blessing 🫀

@turkansezer5711 4 месяца назад

Thank you Dylane. ❤Perfect!

@asifdadashov161 4 года назад

Salut. Enchante. If I understand right, imparfait is a mix of English present simple but for past, and English past continue. While, passe compose is something like English past simple and present perfect.

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 4 года назад

Yes, that's correct Asif, even tho I am always careful when referring to a specific tense in English because we used them differently as well. So don't focus too much on an equivalent tense because it could lead to some errors in the future :)

@asifdadashov161 4 года назад

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane thanks for advice. I'll keep it in mind)

@pretty-passcreations111 10 месяцев назад

Merci beaucoup madame. Après, j'ai vu ce vidéo, j'ai compris.

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 10 месяцев назад

De rien :)

@freekhalistan429 3 года назад

you are simply great maam thank you

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 года назад

So nice of you ☺️

@moisesrocha9250 4 года назад

Merci, madame. Avez-vous des podcasts ?

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 4 года назад

Malheureusement non, j'y pense doucement mais je dois d'abord finir d'autres projets 🙂

@moisesrocha9250 4 года назад

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane merci pour votre réponse. Votre canal sur RU-vid est génial. Pardon moi parce que je ne parle pas bien le français.

@biliezhu3174 Год назад

This is really useful. Merci beaucoup!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

Glad to hear that!

@msh8100 2 года назад

Great video! Thank you so much!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 года назад

Merci à toi :)

@Will-xi2cv 2 месяца назад

One thing I didn't understand was at 5:56 you used ete instead of alle for going to the store

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 месяца назад

J'ai été is commonly used in French instead of Je suis allé. One of these things :) I should have used je suis allé to avoid confusion

@docvideo93 4 года назад

4:45 to Bake is just Faire?? Not faire cuire au four?

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 4 года назад

Oh I can see how it's confusing. Faire for us replace a lot of every day verbs. In this case : La personne fait un gâteau / Le gâteau cuit dans le four. Does it make more sense?

@ankitasharma574 3 года назад

Merci, explained perfectly

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 года назад

Thanks to you ❤️

@user-zt1gz7ut3i Год назад

Merci beaucoup, Dylane!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

Pas de quoi :)

@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge Год назад

Merci beaucoup madame 🌹💐🌹

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

Pas de quoi :)

@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge Год назад

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@behjatgh3046 3 года назад

Thx,I learnt lots of things from u,Merci

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 года назад

So glad :)

@harveyaleman222 2 года назад

Perfecto,la mejor de todas.

@lelouchvibrittania8478 3 года назад

Thx pls also make a video on how to learn the french accent

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 года назад

I have a whole course on pronunciation ;)

@lelouchvibrittania8478 3 года назад

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane wow! Just saw rhe playlists on the ur channel and there is like hours of content in there! Thanks!! Gonna spend the next 3 months learning now

@allenlin88 Год назад

Super helpful. Merci!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

You're welcome!

@atallahlababdeh5690 3 года назад

Amazing job thank you so much 💖💖💖💖💖 amazing sister amazing teacher

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 года назад

You are so welcome 🙂

@anuscreations2385 Год назад

Oh my god u explained perfectly thank you...

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

My pleasure :)

@skumarkinalur 11 месяцев назад

Excellent. Merci beacoup madam

@gakh4341 3 года назад

Thank you very very much

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 года назад

You are welcome ☺️

@aladiniszpresidentofwadya3457 Год назад

Merci

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

De rien :)

@kaminikavithabalaji 2 года назад

God bless you

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 года назад

you too 🤩

@bumpyg1 4 года назад

Thanks!!!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 4 года назад

You are welcome 🙂

@Taffiey... 2 года назад

Thank you

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 года назад

Pas de quoi :)

@udiyadityapratapsinghrana7659 2 года назад

Bonjour Dylane actually i saw a problem around 5:42 in the video where u are explaining clue words of passé compsé , the sentence u wrote is "J'ai été au magasin heir" and that should be " je suis allé(e) au magasin hier" Am i wrong ? Please let me know

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 года назад

Both are correct. In spoken French we use more J'ai été than je suis allé :)

@udiyadityapratapsinghrana7659 2 года назад

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane D'accord j'ai compris Merci beaucoup 😄

@dinarizk147 2 года назад

THANK YOU SO MUCH🤗

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 года назад

You’re welcome 😊

@devan5915 2 года назад

Merci beaucoup pour la vidéo! J'ai une question. On dit "c'était absolument dégoûtant" ou "ca a été absolument dégoûtant" et pourquoi ?

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 года назад

C'était absolument dégoûtant, on utilise rarement "ça a été" ;)

@devan5915 2 года назад

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Ah! Merci beaucoup!

@marlenakasalo4997 3 года назад

Fantastic videos. Merci 😍

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 года назад

Merci Marlena :)

@KavindhyaJayakody 2 года назад

I love this RU-vid channel ❤💕♥💜💙😍🇨🇵

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 года назад

oh thank you

@jackmiddlton4614 10 месяцев назад

wuuuw, cool explanation my Dear : *

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! 😃

@frankfletes 3 месяца назад

I love it.

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 месяца назад

Merci :)

@yzrezaei1171 2 года назад

Very helpful 👌🌹

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 года назад

Merci ☺️

@abhishekjangir8464 Год назад

Hello, I want to ask what if there are two verbs in imparfait sentence. Do we conjugate both verbs or just the first one?

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

No you conjugate both

@abhishekjangir8464 Год назад

Thank you very much

@kanishkaanish9881 2 года назад

isn't

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 года назад

True but we use "J'ai été" instead of "je suis allé" as a way to say "I went" ;)

@SomeoneIncognito 2 года назад

Hey, had a doubt Q) Tous les matins, Max et Samuel _________ (se réveiller) à 6h You had mentioned 'tous les jours' in clue words. I found 'tous les matins' to be pretty similar so i used imparfait. However my teacher tells me that it ought to be in present tense. Could you explain?

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 года назад

You are not wrong ... and your teacher isn't wrong either. The problem is the context. Was it a test about the past? Or everything mixed? If it's the last one, your teacher should give you more indication about the time around examples. Is it done? Imparfait. Is it a habit that is still happening today? Présent. I hope it helps :)

@SomeoneIncognito 2 года назад

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane It was the latter, everything was mixed, she said i should have written it in present, but didn't deduct marks even tho I used imparfait. Thanks for the explanation!

@darkrose3509 3 года назад

5:21 J'ai ete au magasin hier. I believe ete means was, so why was ete used instead of je suis alle au magasin hier to say I went to the store yesterday?

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 года назад

J'ai été = Je suis allé(e) - same meaning, we use them both as "to go" 😉

@ManojKumar-vn3nv 3 года назад

Thanks 👍

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 года назад

You are welcome 🙂

@ManojKumar-vn3nv 3 года назад

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane apart from being a great French instructor you are a wonderful person. Thanks for replying .

@aminamumuni589 4 года назад

When I try to shop the book on Amazon I was told his paperless.. I want the hard copy please

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 4 года назад

I don't understand because there are both on Amazon, I sold a few hard copies this morning again. It's on the same page but you click to choose the paper version. Let me know if I can help you with more

@MJubeily 2 месяца назад

At 5:48 shouldn't you say je suis allé au magasin hier?

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 месяца назад

Yes but both are right :)

@kimerswell7643 4 года назад

Merci!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 4 года назад

De rien Kim 🙂

@laurasofiabayona2288 2 года назад

THANK YOUUUUU

@laurasofiabayona2288 2 года назад

You saved me so much pain, I have been so confused and stuck with this for about a week

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 года назад

I am so glad it helped you Laura 🤩

@pb65preet Год назад

💖 pour la professeure

@maherleprofdefrancais9577 7 месяцев назад

Tu es un extraterrestre car tu es magnifique

@kangwakowa8370 6 месяцев назад

John 3:16 reads For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son,that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have eternal life

@moses2442 Год назад

Nice

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Год назад

Thanks :)

@davidk.5389 3 года назад

Dear Dylane: If I say: je suis allé au magasin hier. Or ; j ai ete au magasin hier. What is the difference?

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 года назад

The meaning is the same, just different verbs ;)

@qamarrossini 3 года назад

How can "j''ai été au magasin hier" be translated as I went to the store yesterday ? " j'ai été = I was or I have been ? Why not write "Je suis allé au magasin hier " ? Je suis confuse !

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 года назад

Things don't always translate word by word from one language to another. We can say "je suis allé au magasin" as well, but "j'ai été" also means I went 🙂