Even though I've read and practiced a lot with them, I still can distinguish which is which, why in this story "Je voulais les garder" but not "J'ai voulu les garder". Please help me!
Passé composé vs Imparfait
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Thanh Tân T.Kwiziq community member
Passé composé vs Imparfait
This question relates to:French writing exercise "First visit to the vet"
Asked 2 years ago
Bonjour Thanh Tân,
Here, the person is expressing a past opinion (vouloir = to want -> verb of opinion/desire) and therefore the verb will be in L'Imparfait in this context.
See here: Expressing opinions and describing with the imperfect tense in French (L'Imparfait)
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
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