2. Passé Composé VS imparfait

When do you use passé composé?

When do you use l'imparfait?

All of the verbs he just used were examples of which tense?

• imparfait

• passé composé

What is the past participle of the verb POUVOIR?

• pu

• pouvé

• pouvu

In which tense is the verb faire in this sentence?

• passé composé

• imparfait

What is the correct spelling of the verb venir in this sentence?

• vené

• venaient

• venait

Why does he use the imparfait in this description?

• He is describing what WAS GOING ON, or what people WERE DOING last summer. 

   

  The English subtitles are an ok translation, but they changed the tense from imperfect to past tense which is not the same in the original French; "had fun" vs. "were having fun" during the summer.

• He is describing what TOOK PLACE one time.

• He is describing what people WILL DO next summer.

What is the past participle of the verb avoir?

• avait

• ai

• eu

How do you say, "I've been" or "I went" in French?

• Je suis allé(e)

• J'allais

• Je vais

In this video, he uses il y a and il y avait several times.  What is the difference between the two and why does he do that?