The passé composé is a common past tense in French used to describe completed actions. It is formed using an auxiliary verb ('avoir' or 'être') in the present tense and the past participle of the main verb.
Qu'est-ce qui est arrivé à la poupéesavait qu'il avait abîmé la poupéeThe imparfait is used for descriptions in the past, habitual actions, and actions that were ongoing when another action occurred. It often translates to 'was/were + -ing' in English.
se maquillait car elle devait sortir.The conditionnel présent is used to express hypothetical situations, polite requests, and wishes. It is often used for the conditional clause in a past conditional sentence (Si + plus past perfect, conditional present).
J'aurais voulu que la poupée soit aussi jolie que toiDiscours indirect is used to report someone else's words or thoughts indirectly. It involves changes in tense, pronouns, and time expressions compared to direct speech. When the reporting verb is in a past tense, the verbs in the reported speech often shift to a further past tense, such as the plus-que-parfait.
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