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Imp: had/I was (age)
Ex: j'avais de l'argent= I had money
J'avais 16 ans= I was 16 years old.
P.c.: had, got, received
Ex: j'ai eu in accident= I had (got into) an accident.
J'ai eu faim: I got hungry
AND j'ai eu 16 ans le 4 octobre= I turned 16 October 4th |
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Imp.: knew, was familiar with
Ex: je la connaissais bien= i knew her well
P.C. met
Ex: J'ai connu Michel hier= I met michael (for the first time) yesterday |
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imp. was supposed to (whether you did or not)
Je devais partir å midi= i was supposed to leave at noon.
P.C. must have, had to
Ex: j'ai du(^) le perdre= i must have lost it.
J'ai du(^) partir å midi= i had to leave at noon |
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imp: could, was able to (whether i did or not)
Ex: je pouvais mentir= i could (was able to) lie
P.C. could, was able to (and did)
Ex: J'ai pu mentir= i was able to lie (at that moment)
je n'ai pas pu mentir= i was unable to lie at that moment |
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imp: knew
Ex: je savais ce que je devais faire= i knew what i had to do.
je savais nager= i knew how to swim
P.C. learned, found out about, discovered
Ex: j'ai su la solution= i discovered the solution
J'ai su nager å cinq ans= i learned how to swim when i was 5. |
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imp. wanted
Ex: je voulais partir= i wanted to leave
Je voulais plus de d'argent= i wanted more money
P.C. tried, decided to
Ex: J'ai voulu partir= i tried/decided to leave
je n'ai pas voulu partir=i refused to leave |
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| j'allais étudier= i was going to study |
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| je venais d'arriver= i had just arrived |
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| to receive= rec(acent cedille)u |
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