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Passé composé vs imparfait: completed event vs background

Passé composé vs imparfait: completed event vs background

Structure:

passé composé (completed event) set against imparfait (background/ongoing)

Imparfait sets the scene; passé composé interrupts or completes the action.

Example:

Je lisais quand le téléphone a sonné. **Translation:** I was reading when the phone rang.

Examples

Je lisais quand le téléphone a sonné.

I was reading when the phone rang.

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Practice

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Je lisais quand le téléphone a sonné."

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