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Telling a story with the imperfect and the passé composé

When you speak about the past in French, you need the imperfect tense to set the background information and the passé composé to tell about the action. Match the following French verb expressions to an English translation.

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Je chantais dans la doucheI was singing in the shower
je suis tombé(e)I fell
Je faisais du véloI was riding my bike
je me suis cassé le brasI broke my arm
Il faisait chaud ce jour-làIt was hot that day
Il était 10h00It was 10 o'clock
J'étais fatigué(e)I was tired
J'avais l'air fâchéI seemed angry
J'avais 5 ansI was 5 years old
J'étais pénibleI was a pain in the neck
J'ai éternuéI sneezed
J'ai tousséI coughed
Je me suis coupé le doigtI cut my finger
Je me suis foulé la chevilleI sprained my ankle
Il pleuvaitIt was raining
Ma mère travaillaitMy mother was working
Je suis arrivéI arrived
J'ai rencontré mon copainI met my friend
On est partisWe left
Je suis allé au cinémaI went to the movie theater


French Teacher
New Smyrna Beach High School
New Smyrna Beach, FL

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