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The choice between passé simple, imparfait (preterit simple and preterit in
be + ing) is it a matter of language level? To what French times do these two
past times correspond: « passé simple, imparfait?” If you are not sure that you
can answer these questions without hesitation, the following will refresh your
memory.
The passé simple makes it possible to present the action as a fact completely cut
off from the present. Remember that the use of the past tense simply indicates
that it is the past, that the action is gone for a few seconds or for centuries.
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