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"Passé composé" vs imparfait" [duplicate]

Is there any efficient way to differentiate between "passé composé" and "imparfait"? … I need some suggestions of study links or anything that will help me in understanding when to use "passé composé" or "imparfait". …
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Imparfait and passé composé

I'm struggling to choose between the imparfait and the passé composé for a sentence like "I had a grandfather who passed away because his surgery was a failure". … I know we're supposed to use imparfait for continuous actions in the past and for descriptions in the past but I don't know if saying his surgery was a failure is a description. …
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Combiner passé composé avec imparfait

Y a t'il une explication sur le fait de combiner un passé composé avec un imparfait dans cette phrase : "J’ai toujours su que je voulais être pompier." … (je ne vois dans aucun cours la possibilité de combiner le passé composé avec l'imparfait. Pourtant, dans mon exemple ci-dessus, cela semble vraiment naturel.) …
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Passé composé vs imparfait: when to use which? [duplicate]

I am currently learning the imparfait tense, and I am confused about how it is different from the passé composé? In which cases would I use the imparfait instead of passé composé, and vice versa? …
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"Vouloir" in passé composé or imparfait

In this sentence, why do they use "a voulu" , which is the "passé composé" instead of "voulait" which is the "imparfait"? Don't we need to use the "imparfait" for the state of mind ? …
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Imparfait or Passé Composé?

I think the verb should be conjugated in the Passé Compose tense, as the action was momentary, associated with a particular instant of time, and not continuous. … However, the text seems to use Imparfait to arrive at the answer. Could someone explain which tense is more appropriate/correct in this case? …
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Imparfait or Passé Composé: “j'étais absent” or “j'ai été absent”?

I am a beginner in French language and I still find it hard to wrap around my head between Imparfait and Passé Composé. … I know Imparfait is the correct choice here but I don't know why? Why can't we use Passé Composé here? Should I consider it as a description of a situation? A proper explanation will help. …
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Using imparfait vs passé composé in a sentence with "quand"

I have the following sentence: Quand j'avais 9 ans, je mangerais/'ai mangé le fromage habituellement If you translate this to english, it would make sense to use the passé composé form of manger; however … , I am also aware that you should use imparfait for any repeated action. …
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Passé Composé or Imparfait with souvent

Should I use: Il a souvent lu ce livre or Il lisait souvent ce livre Can anyone briefly let me know when to use passé composé and when to use l'imparfait? …
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Passé composé ou imparfait dans le cas du verbe « savoir »

Est-ce qu'il faut exprimer cette pensée avec imparfait (ils ne savaient pas assez longtemps) Ils ne savaient pas jusqu'à hier qu'il y avait un magasin à côte. … Ou c'est passé composé (l'action est terminée) Ils n'ont pas su jusqu'à hier qu'il y avait un magasin à côte. …
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Alors que + imparfait, passé composé ou imparfait

Alors que je façonnais tranquillement des meubles, B. faisait face à un grave danger. Alors que je façonnais tranquillement des meubles, B. a fait face à un grave danger. La première phrase pourrait …
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what is difference between passe compose and imparfait? [duplicate]

when we use passe compose and imparfait we intend a given time in past. But what is the distinction between them exactly?in other word, what is difference between passe compose and imparfait? …
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Passe Compose vs Imparfait - Inconsistency in Usage

The difference between le passé compose et l'imparfait is clearly explained to a French learner by differentiating between a 'once off' event vs. something habitual or over an extended period of time. … Therefore one should use passé compose (j'ai ete au cinema...) but l'imparfait still holds? Example 2 I had two slices of cake : J'avais deux tranches de gateau parce que j'adore gateau. …
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Quel temps dois-je utiliser en traduisant : le passé composé ou l'imparfait ?

ils ont vécu dans une petite maison dans la jungle Quand il a été enfant, ils vivaient dans une petite maison dans la jungle En d'autres termes, en traduisant je dois utiliser de quelle temps : Imparfait … , Imparfait Impartfait, Passé Composé Passé Composé, Passé Composé Passé Composé, Imparfait
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Imparfait vs. passé composé for “devoir”?

I'm completely clear on the different uses of the two tenses, except for pretty much this one verb. Can I get some different examples, with translations, of when you would say Il devait as opposed to …
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