When should you use the 'imperfect' tense vs 'passé composé'?
The imperfect is used for description or to emphasise that what you are describing 'used' to happen but no longer does. e.g. quand j'étais jeune, j'avais les cheveux bruns. The passé composé is used to describe one off actions that happen 'immediately' and then stops. e.g. j'ai couru par les couloirs étroites.
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How are 'etre' verbs conjugated differently in the passé composé?
Write a sentence using the imperfect tense, and one using the 'passé composé'.
Pensez-vous que l'on fait assez pour éduquer les jeunes pour mener une vie saine?