Simple Past Tense

Temp passé simple

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Introduction

Introduction

Also known as the preterite, the French simple past tense describes actions that took place in the past and were completed in the past.

It is rarely used today except in writing and formal contexts.

The more common past tenses used in spoken French are the imperfect and compound past.

Vocabulary

Vocabulaire

parler
to speak to talk
aller
to go
partir
to go out to leave
vendre
to sell

Verb Conjugations

La conjugaison des verbes

non-finite
non-fini
indicative
indicatif
subjunctive
subjonctif
conditional
conditionnel
imperative
impératif

Related Lessons

Leçons associées

Present Tense
Le présent
Imperfect Tense
Le temps imparfait
Imperative Mood
Le mode impératif
Future Tense
Le temps futur
Present Subjunctive
Le subjonctif

Courses

Cours

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