Il a fait très beau.

Hillary H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Il a fait très beau.

"The weather was wonderful." There is no clear beginning and the end, so why is it in passé composé? Can I say "Il fesait beau."?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "A holiday [US:vacation] letter"

Freeform Writing Exercise A2

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CélineKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Bonjour Hillary,

It is in Le Passé Composé because it is referring to a past action that has a clear timeframe in the past ( as per the hint given 'i.e. the weather at that time'), insisting on it being a single, whole past event

See link here (read section called 'BONUS') : Passé Composé - Imparfait

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée

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Hillary H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Merci, Céline !

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Il a fait très beau.

"The weather was wonderful." There is no clear beginning and the end, so why is it in passé composé? Can I say "Il fesait beau."?

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