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if french people don't really use le passé simple then what do they use to say something that happened in the past?
if french people don't really use le passé simple then what do they use to say something that happened in the past?
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- Country or region France
Passé composé and Imparfait are mainly used.
Passé composé is generally for actions that ended in the past.
Imparfait is generally for habits or actions that last in the past.
There is a crazy number of exceptions and grammar rules, so it's quite hard to understand at first.
Here are some useful links:
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/passe-com...
https://www.frenchtoday.com/blog/french-verb-co...
- Country or region Brazil
No lugar do Passé Simple, usamos o Passé Composé.
É como o Present Perfect do inglês, só que em francês...
O Passé Simple é um tempo verbal arcaico, caiu em desuso.
De forma bem sucinta:
P. Composé → être/avoir + participe passé
Être e Avoir são os verbos Ser/Estar e Ter usados como verbos auxiliares para formar o passado terminado, assim como no Present Perfect (em inglês só se usa To Have como auxiliar). Eles devem ser conjugados de acordo com o sujeito.
O Participe Passé é o particípio dos verbos em francês, o tal da terceira coluna... É o nosso -ado (jogado) e -ido (comido). Não variam de acordo com o sujeito (cuidado, há excessões)
alguns exemplos:
Eu comi um croissant
I have eaten a croissant / I ate a croissant
J'ai mangé un croissant
perceba:
J' → sujeito
Ai → verbo Avoir na primeira pessoa (Je), no presente do indicativo. É o verbo auxiliar nessa frase.
Mangé → verbo Manger no particípio passado. É o verbo principal nessa frase. Mangé e Manger têm a mesma pronúncia.
Un croissant → objeto direto de Manger (complemento, nada demais)
Não se espante com frases do tipo
"Je te l'ai déjà dit !" → Eu já te disse isso
ou
"Je n'y suis pas encore allé !" → Eu ainda não fui lá
por mais estranho que pareça, elas estão no Passé Composé! Com o tempo você vai tirar isso de letra!
- Country or region Algeria
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