KILLER TRICK to work out if L'IMPARFAIT or LE PASSÉ COMPOSÉ

[@beccar1605]

Mind. Blown. 7 years of French and you’ve explained better than any professor I’ve had.

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Thank you. Email me if interested in my killer tricks for other things. I have a range of podcasts. [e-mail]

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

I still love this reply . Thank you x

[@bigtable]

Wow four years and u still replied lol but its true I keep watching this video everytime I have an exam

[@beccar1605]

Vive la resistance! 😂

[@balsapopovic8871]

8 for me

[@Elizabetee]

Me sitting here watching the video while my french assigment is already 20 minutes late: 👁👄👁

[@myip8001]

same 😭

[@AbdulSami-ng7cc]

Me here here 1 night before my french test😅

[@abbytrinh5830]

My french teacher never actually taught us passé composé ou imparfait, she gave us a sheet of repetition, description, mental state and if but never actually taught us how to use it. Thanks so much!

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

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[@thevioletgirl17]

oh i'm so glad that i didn't take french in high school because my teacher was so bad

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Apologies for the shaking, the IPAD is being repaired

[@AbdullahAli-po4pc]

Why are you apologising. You absolutely helped my stupid brain in my test. Absolute amazing way to explain whether Imparfait or Passe Compose. Even better than my Professor. Thanks a lot mate👍 Anybody tell you, you look like Starkiller from Star Wars.

[@coeurcorazon9949]

You just saved a random Canadian high schooler so many tears. My french teacher doesn't teach, she just assigns things out of a textbook and refuses to give us any clue on what our exams will be on. Thank you so much bro

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Aw bless you. Have you checked out the grammar podcasts ?

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Is she French Canadian out of interest ?

[@coeurcorazon9949]

@@logiclanguagelearningFrench she is French Canadian

[@thachvu6665]

Repetition, Description, Mental State and IF. This is Very useful. Thank you!

[@latebloomerabroad]

I've been studying French since the 70's (off and on, mostly off) and that's the clearest explanation I've ever heard, thank you. I only speak French when I'm visiting my cousins in France, every 2-3 years, so it's hard to retain any skills I learn when I'm there. I'm in Paris and am taking a 2-week course at a school, it's very useful, but the difference between these two tenses wasn't made as clear as your video. Merci!

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Well I know. People suck and I rock haha. Kidding. No obligation but if you find these tricks useful then perhaps consider the podcasts. Email me on [e-mail] and I’ll offer you a discount. Thank you for your kind words.

[@diyaomkar8667]

Thank you so much!!! I have a quiz tomorrow and didn’t understand anything until I came across your video!!

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Excellent. What are you studying for ? Is this school or adult classes? Have you seen my grammar podcasts that cover all of this ?

[@johnvollertsen2871]

Thanks for these great videos, I have watched lots of them. They are saving me right now in my French studies. Cheers.

[@waitwhat8202]

You've made it .. ur worthy !!

[@ericksonclayton]

I am at the point of my studies where I am struggling as well with the occasions of use between the two forms. Thanks for helping me get steps closer to that "A HA" moment.

[@Grobusck]

Thank you so much. I have a test tomorrow and this really helped me understand better.

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Let us know how it goes !

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

How did it go ??

[@Grobusck]

@@logiclanguagelearningFrench The video was a big help and if I didn’t watch it I would’ve done way worse than I actually did. I felt pretty confident going into the test but there were some tricky questions

[@paulmcguinness1072]

Excellent video, thanks. The one that caught me out for a long time was the passive (I think it's called). So, I was sleeping, I was cooking, etc. are all imparfait, but I WAS caught, I WAS found, I WAS arrested are all passé composé !!

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

You’ve got it ! X Passive was is a sneaky one.

[@agilpriyatna6736]

If past continuous (I was doing ...), then imparfait If present perfect (I have done ...), then passé composé If past simple (I did), then passé composé Repetition (Habit) Description (Situation) Mental State (i wished, I would like), ps. "inside/ongoing thought" instead of action If These would be written in imparfait. Are those correct? Can someone confirm it? ps. used to, then imparfait

[@michaelav6978]

This is incredibly useful! Thank you!

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

I have a whole load of these tricks for each tense on the podcasts Michaela. If you latched onto the methods in this video well enough then they should suit you! If you go to my homepage a second time it will take you to the podcast videos best

[@cutesboy4u]

Mental state made more confusion, apart mental state i got it all sir...

[@niharika5772]

I’m grateful to you Thank You! Merci beaucoup pour aider

[@gudimetlahemanthkiranreddy9114]

thank you very much before these I was so confused now I understand it without difficulty it I like that now I distinguish between two in a moment.

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

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[@mnkwazi]

Interesting videos. The concepts of repetition and description are quite clear but not as much with mental state. What does voulais mean vs voulu? When does the mental state signify thee imparfait vs pc. Thanks.

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

You mean they are not as clear to YOU. Mental state means an ongoing mental situation as opposed to something that marks a change like I decided or I saw.

[@michellewest6929]

@@logiclanguagelearningFrench Why be so arrogant sir? He used the passive voice and didn’t blame it on anybody. Quite frankly, this wasn’t explained well in the video. I just saw another more hateful reply from you in the comments. Please be nice to people, we do appreciate your video but this behaviour is not okay. Sometimes, you need to acknowledge faults at your end and be humble. No hate:)

[@h2omelin40]

@@michellewest6929 I don't think he was being rude? Maybe direct, but not rude per say. I found the video super helpful actually and this reply helped me clear up some more things.

[@yacinealimi7808]

if there's a specific time in which you wanted something and that time is specified in the sentence, you use pc. Otherwise it's always voulais. Let me know if this helped

[@ranvijaysingh9014]

....good nice to hear from you

[@jeffwilli74]

Oh wow ... Thankyou sir. I'm new to this channel , this video is really useful for me for the upcoming tests.

[@samurottmaster7897]

DUDE thank you sooooo much man this was sooo helpful, Merci beaucoup

[@GordieK]

very unusual videos but bloody good.... thank you ...

[@shashishekhar1984]

Now it's very clear when to use imparfait and passe composé...Thanks

[@rishhxmusic4995]

your explanation is awesomeee...I suggest that if you use some effects or the help of some blackboard or maybe u can make a PPT...This is will make your videos more interesting...:)

[@ellas178]

Yes and he was speaking so fast

[@phlooph3971]

What are you trying to say 1:33? (b something)? I am not very sure about this.

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

A be. I am referring to verbs that take être in the auxiliary my friend. If you don’t understand this then type être into my channel search or email me for podcasts x best

[@MrJaza24]

thanks so much, I could not understand the difference between these two until I watched this video!

[@KitCupidOfficial]

This just saved my life Sir, Merci!!!

[@somcana]

You are perfect Sir!!!!

[@paco6309]

Great video thanks!!

[@Chamsu22]

Thx for this video. It was really helpfull for me 👍🏼

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

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[@indie-rok]

Actual video starts in 1:16

[@MusicianBread]

Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️

[@krishaangd]

Thanks a lot !! :)

[@samarahmed7831]

That is mind blowing! I thanks a lot!

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Aw bless you. If you like this kind of trick, email me about the grammar and other podcasts. I’ll give you 50% off for such a lovely compliment.

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

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[@CWaynezz]

I always look back to this video because i always forget but you made it easier for me. Do you have any more tricks? Ahehehe i always forget huhu....

[@addisonmoreland4447]

I have a french final tomorrow, and I'm worried that if I can't completely translate it to english, how will I know if it is l'imparfait or le passe compose? Are there any hints in the french writing?

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Whatsapp me [phone]. Where are you based ? Perhaps I have time for a quick call. In short. Single. Finished. Actions are p c and descriptive or repetitive actions tend to be imp. I had a coffee. One action. Pc. I had long hair. Description. Imp. I went to church when I was younger as in I used to go to church. Repeated imp. I went to church last Sunday p c

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

If you’re seeing adverbs like regularly or normally it will be imperfect as opposed to things which suggests one action like and THEN and NEXT or AFTERWARDS. I did this etc

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Little clue. P c has these translations. So j’ai mangé could be. I ate. I have eaten. I have been eating. You go with what works in English. Je mangeais could be I used to eat. I was eating. I ate ( which I know is in the top group but it can be both depending) So don’t be afraid to pick a different tense from that group in English according to your example.

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

I don’t know where you’re based time zone but I’m free uk Thursday 9 35 for a few minutes if you called that WhatsApp. Best. Relax

[@davidboyle9549]

Thankyou very much I've been trying to learn French for one year. I have a weekly zoom with French teacher and I'm 63. I've moderate grammar and vocabulary but really struggling to convert it into being able to speak. Any tips please Merci beaucoup

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

WhatsApp me. The number Is under the videos x

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

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[@αλλα-ρ8π]

thanks so much mon ami....really helped

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Aw bless you. All my tricks are in the grammar podcasts. Email me [e-mail] and remind me i offered you half price for being sweet.

[@Lee-my3fc]

Thank you! By the way you look like Tbag from Prison break haha

[@noahduss5210]

I was just about to write the same thing, hahaha it's so true

[@yanzhou934]

hi, before today, i thought i was well managed the difference, but this morning, i had one online class with a french language exchange teacher, when i showed him one of my little articles, he corrected me by changing some of the imparfait to passé composé. What i want to express is that at certain moment, i was doing sth, but then i realised that in french, they use passé composé to express the action which has passed or was undergoing. But in english, using "was doing" is trying to emphasize that at exact that moment, i was doing sth, i dont know if in french, there's certain form of expression or term to emphasize the same?

[@jardinardennais4355]

être en train de faire qch = j'étais en train de regarder la télé quand ils sont venus.

[@stephdc68]

That's super! Thank you!

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

glad you approve x no obligation but I do have a KOFI site link underneath

[@charbelhaddad5059]

Thanks its very helpful

[@vanessav3574]

thank you so much, makes alot of sense

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

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[@vanessav3574]

@@logiclanguagelearningFrench ok sure

[@RenaChang-f9r]

sorry im commenting so late lol but what is the 1,2 ,3 ?

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

@@RenaChang-f9r no sorry. It’s there to be a resource. Can you tell me how many minutes in I said that. I think without rewatching it I’m referring to the passé composé tense as in subject auxiliary and past participle as opposed the imperfect. I often call it that x

[@RenaChang-f9r]

@@logiclanguagelearningFrench Hi thank you, I think you mentioned it multiple times but the time im most confused about is around 2:37

[@RenaChang-f9r]

@@logiclanguagelearningFrench oh sorry I read through your response a few times and I just realized what you meant, so like everything except reptition, description, mental state, and it would be passé composé?

[@RenaChang-f9r]

@@logiclanguagelearningFrench I also have a little question if you wouldn't mind answering, in class we were correcting our grammar worksheets and there was this sentance to transform into the past : "Je ferme la porte derrière lui et je me demande" the "ferme" is obviously passé composé but he put the "me demande" as passé composé arguing that in the moment of closing the door the person thought, so it would be passé composé instead of imparfait even if it was a mental state... so would either way work?

[@alexduong6750]

could you please expand on what you mean by "mental state" thank you !

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

whatsapp me [phone] and I will send you a file

[@alexduong6750]

@@logiclanguagelearningFrench I wasn't able to add you for some reasons. Are you able to send it to me through messages on KZbin? Thank you !!!

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

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[@ariolagranola3842]

Imparfait continues for a while in past. It is continuous in which action got completed after a while.

[@ariolagranola3842]

Description is also somewhat continuous

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

@@ariolagranola3842 not necessarily. You could be bringing a finished past action to life to talk about it. Like I was scratching my nose when I remembered.

[@antoniegrigore5872]

Thank you Christian Bale!

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Haha aw bless you. Is that a compliment? I suppose that depends on which role. Batman or The Machinist? He’s had enough ‘ugly’ character roles. I am going to assume the nice ones haha x

[@antoniegrigore5872]

@@logiclanguagelearningFrench heheh. I think you resemble the one in The Machinist the best, although it s on par with Bateman from American Psycho :)

[@leviackerman5870]

I must say this man is carrying my french alevel. Got my speaking speaking Thursday and ots gonna be okay tbh

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Did you find the A-level playlist?

[@nancyfrankewilson4843]

Where is this written down? Thank you.

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Hello Nancy. The buzzwords are written underneath. That’s all you need. If you meant the selection. Unless you meant how to conjugate those tenses?

[@nancyfrankewilson4843]

@@logiclanguagelearningFrench thank you!

[@gracechills4016]

Would you use the imperfect or passe compose when it's someone's age - John a eu 14 ans or John avait 14 ans

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

As a description the imperfect. Ie. John was 14 when his father died. John avait. Action is p c. John was 14 yesterday. Il a eu etc

[@gracechills4016]

@@logiclanguagelearningFrench Thank you so much 🙂

[@rensfx8447]

Tbag from Prison Break?

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[@ay20su2]

Where are u from mister?

[@kiekill1912]

I was using spanish, but lately the results were poor, cuz i discovered the "trick" myself... So I came searching for help and found it. Thanks

[@MrVmalviya]

For me was, were, used to is sufficient to remember in order to use imperfait.

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

well alas that isn't sufficient I am afraid. I spoke as with most preterit or simple past verbs could be either. I spoke French as a child would be je parlais. It is a lazy approach to only go on was were used to AND not really the best long term as you are working off English instead of feeling it.

[@smurffam]

@@logiclanguagelearningFrench help me cheat on my test. Its tomorrow

[@fateemadanjuma3741]

Pls can u like explain on a board or something because am trying to understand more on the menta state and all please i want to be clear please am gonna write exams soon😢Merci

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

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[@kimboslice2614]

What about had? I had spoken when... is that plus que parfait?

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

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[@FernandoPCM]

I’m watching this and I have a huge exam tomorrow

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Let me know how you get on. Have you seen I did a revised video on this only this week ?

[@iainsmith9322]

Slow down a bit. You tend to get a too bit excited and it becomes difficult to follow, particularly when you count 'onetwothree!'

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

How very, very rude and patronising of you. I am not an excitable child. The whole point, as any of my students know, is to give the brain a workout and push you juuuust ahead of where the speed is comfortable. If I slowed down to yoga class pace all videos would take a lot longer and nobody would get a proverbial kick on listening. Too excited? I'm not a bloody puppy. Take your learning elsewhere if you're not happy. Also. Have you learnt manners? If you wrote. Hi luc, could you please slow down a bit instead of giving me an imperative command. Speed up a bit! I could say.

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French Classes from LogicLanguageLearning I agree with you, and I personally didn’t think you were going to fast but it was just a small critique. Keep that in mind and improve on it!! :)

[@arsenalo1115]

@@logiclanguagelearningFrench jeez chill bro just his opinion. We’re all trying to learn

[@erinlee7262]

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[@siminaik3261]

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[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Thank you

[@aminahalamiri]

why are we so close

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you are epic

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[@erinoneill605]

this dude blinks rather infrequently

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

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[@Vincent-b7m]

Me as a German Translating the sentences from german to english to frencg 👀

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

@@Vincent-b7m try to think of the idea and feelings not the base language. Picture things. Jazz though. Where are you with your French journey?

[@GorgieClarissa]

I know you say this is a killer trick.... but I'm still alive....

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Drum drum. Dad humour. Love it xxx

[@corniwag.9329]

Bro das bringt einen allman echt nichts

[@noahduss5210]

Du musst halt schon Englisch können hahah

[@qmance8062]

Im sorry but the beginning looks like a hostage video

[@ellas178]

I see you have a nice trick here but you were talking soooo fast 😢 and I’m still trying to get what you are saying

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Good - Linguists listen. When you get the English you’ll be ready for the French.

[@fLYINGcAKES3709]

Bro's eyebrows are tensed so bad🥲🥲 Thanks a ton learned a lot man

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Bro’s eyebrows are tensed so badLY. Adverb 😉 Well, I’m 40 here and I don’t think I look too bad given I’ve CLEARLY not had Botox haha xx