Mastering Imparfait and Passé Composé in French

What is the main challenge with French past tenses?

• They are similar to English tenses.

• They do not match any English tenses.

• They are only used in formal writing.

• They are rarely used in spoken French.

Which tense is used for past actions or states expressing a length or repetition?

• Futur simple

• Présent

• Passé composé

• Imparfait

How is the 'imparfait' represented graphically?

• A blue arrow

• A green arrow

• A red arrow

• An orange arrow

What does the blue arrow represent in the graphical explanation?

• An action with an unknown duration

• A future action

• An action on a limited period of time in the past

• A continuous present action

In the sentence 'When I was young, I used to visit my grandma', which part uses 'imparfait'?

• When I was young

• Neither part

• I used to visit my grandma

• Both parts

How would you translate 'When I was young, I visited my grandma several times' into French?

• Quand j'étais jeune, j'ai visité ma grand-mère plusieurs fois

• Quand j'étais jeune, je visitais ma grand-mère

• Quand j'étais jeune, j'ai visité ma grand-mère

• Quand j'étais jeune, je visitais ma grand-mère plusieurs fois

Which tense is used for 'I was in the supermarket when I saw my friend'?

• Both parts use 'imparfait'

• Both parts use 'passé composé'

• First part uses 'passé composé', second part uses 'imparfait'

• First part uses 'imparfait', second part uses 'passé composé'

How would you represent 'Last year I went to Paris' on the timeline?

• With a blue arrow

• With a green arrow

• With an orange arrow

• With a red arrow

Which tense is used for expressing a habit in the past?

• Présent

• Imparfait

• Futur simple

• Passé composé

What is the correct translation for 'I used to go to Paris'?

• J'irai à Paris

• J'allais à Paris

• Je suis allé à Paris

• Je vais à Paris