Why is does this sentence begin in passe compose when most of the story has been in the imparfait? "J'ai même commencé à prétendre que nous n'étions pas disponibles."
l'imparfait vs le passe compose
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Bonjour Allison,
Having "started to pretend" then the action of starting (to pretend) is complete.
This is my take on the grammar -- does this help?
Bonne journée
Jim
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l'imparfait vs le passe compose
Why is does this sentence begin in passe compose when most of the story has been in the imparfait? "J'ai même commencé à prétendre que nous n'étions pas disponibles."
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