j'ai adoré mon hamburger

Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

j'ai adoré mon hamburger

This sounds like an opinion to me. I thought it should be in the imparfait. Could someone kindly shed light on this for me?

Asked 10 months ago
CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Andrea,

J'ai adoré mon hamburger I loved my hamburger

-> you are reflecting on how much you enjoyed the hamburger but the action (of "eating/savouring") is now over. Remember that Le Passé Composé is used for  past actions/events that happened once, with a clear beginning and end.

J'adorais mon hamburger I loved (used to love) my hamburger

-> you are giving your opinion about the hamburger as if it’d been a teddy bear or a person that/whom you could not live without. You're insisting on the fact that this situation was ongoing then, describing the situation.

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

j'ai adoré mon hamburger

This sounds like an opinion to me. I thought it should be in the imparfait. Could someone kindly shed light on this for me?

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