Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
With so many options, how do you know which past tense to use? Find out once and for all, with today’s video lesson.
💾 Read, save and/or print the full written lesson here (free): commeunefrancaise.com/blog/passe-compose-vs-imparfait&source=youtube
🎓 Join my Everyday French crash course (free): commeunefrancaise.com/welcome?utm_medium=youtube&source=youtube
Whether we’re telling someone about your weekend, catching up with an old friend, or simply trying to understand the background context of your favorite French TV show, there are plenty of instances where you have to use the past tense in French. But with so many grammatical options — le passé composé, l’imparfait, le passé simple — it can be hard to know which to use!
Today, I want to teach you some simple tricks for talking about things that have already happened, particularly in spoken French. Once you learn and practice these tips, you’ll never have to wonder whether or not to use le passé composé again: you’ll simply know!
Take care and stay safe.
😘 from Grenoble, France.
Géraldine
With so many options, how do you know which past tense to use? Find out once and for all, with today’s video lesson.
💾 Read, save and/or print the full written lesson here (free): commeunefrancaise.com/blog/passe-compose-vs-imparfait&source=youtube
🎓 Join my Everyday French crash course (free): commeunefrancaise.com/welcome?utm_medium=youtube&source=youtube
Whether we’re telling someone about your weekend, catching up with an old friend, or simply trying to understand the background context of your favorite French TV show, there are plenty of instances where you have to use the past tense in French. But with so many grammatical options — le passé composé, l’imparfait, le passé simple — it can be hard to know which to use!
Today, I want to teach you some simple tricks for talking about things that have already happened, particularly in spoken French. Once you learn and practice these tips, you’ll never have to wonder whether or not to use le passé composé again: you’ll simply know!
Take care and stay safe.
😘 from Grenoble, France.
Géraldine
