Les passagers descendirent du bateau, sains et saufs.The passengers got off the boat, safe and sound.
What is the tense of descendirent, or is there a spelling mistake?
Monter dans, descendre de
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JohnKwiziq community member
Monter dans, descendre de
This question relates to:French lesson "Monter dans, descendre de = To get on, off transportation in French (prepositions)"
Asked 2 years ago
Hi John,
As already said, it was the 'passé simple' but I have changed it for the 'passé composé equivalent 'sont descendus' which is better suited for a lesson of this level.
Take a peek at the passé simple if you are curious -
Maarten Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Yes, it is passé simple, but appears misplaced in an A2 grammar lesson, without explanation, does it not ? Probably better to stay with imparfait or passé composé. Maybe it could be changed ?
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