{"id":15021,"date":"2025-12-04T18:49:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T17:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/activities.myyaformation.com\/?post_type=dt_lessons&p=15021"},"modified":"2025-12-04T19:01:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:01:10","slug":"cours-25-imparfait-vs-passe-compose","status":"publish","type":"dt_lessons","link":"https:\/\/activities.myyaformation.com\/en\/lessons\/cours-25-imparfait-vs-passe-compose\/","title":{"rendered":"25. Imperfect vs. past perfect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

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25. Imperfect vs. past perfect<\/h1>\n \n
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Differences<\/h2>\n \n
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Past tense<\/h3>\n
\u2192 Short, completed action.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Imperfect<\/h3>\n
\u2192 Description, habit, context.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Examples<\/h2>\n
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\u2022 The weather was nice (imperfect tense) and I opened the window (past perfect tense).<\/p>\n <\/div>\n
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\u2022 I was walking (imperfect tense) when I saw (past perfect tense) my friend.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Mini-situation<\/h2>\n
Yesterday, it was raining<\/strong> (imperfect). I took<\/strong> an umbrella (past tense) and I went out<\/strong> (past perfect).<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Interactive exercise<\/h2>\n
Choose the correct form:<\/p>\n \n
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_________ (The weather was \/ It was) nice when I started working.<\/p>\n
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