Imparfait versus Passé Composé

J M.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is the phrase "notre prof de science nous demandait de préparer ..." in imparfait not passé composé? Since the requests occurred at specific points in time I thought it would be passé composé. Is it because the requests were repeated each year?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "Becoming an astronaut"

Freeform Writing Exercise B1

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi J,

You have answered your own question.

This is a classic case of repetition, almost a habit.

It could have been translated -

Each year, our science teacher would ask us to prepare

If you need a refresher take a look at the following lesson which deals with this topic-

Expressing past habits or repeated actions with the imperfect tense in French (L'Imparfait)

Bonne Continuation !

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Imparfait versus Passé Composé

Why is the phrase "notre prof de science nous demandait de préparer ..." in imparfait not passé composé? Since the requests occurred at specific points in time I thought it would be passé composé. Is it because the requests were repeated each year?

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