Imparfait ou passé composé

Sumesh A.C1Kwiziq community member

Imparfait ou passé composé

Si je changeais maintenant here you have used imparfait can I use passé composé here

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Sumesh,

Take a look at the following Kwiziq lesson on using the imperfect for hypothetical clauses introduced by si -

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/l-imparfait-usage-in-hypothetical-clauses-introduced-by-si-if-followed-by-le-conditionnel-present

Hope this helps!

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

No, you can't. That use of imparfait is due to the si-clause and is similar to English. As far as I know, the topic of conditional clauses isn't yet part of the lesson structure on kwiziq.

If it rained today, would we still go out? -- S'il pleuvait aujourd'hui, on sortirait quand même?

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Imparfait ou passé composé

Si je changeais maintenant here you have used imparfait can I use passé composé here

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