Past tense in written French

anish t.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Past tense in written French

Can the Le Passe compose be used in formal writing. If not, then which tense is it replaced with?

This question relates to:French lesson "Using the compound tense (Le Passé Composé) on its own or with the imperfect tense (L'Imparfait)"

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CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Anish,

Yes, you can use the passé composé in writing, letters, emails, texts, etc. I think you are maybe thinking of the use of the 'passé simple' ( past historic) which is used in literature, including children's literature?

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Sure, passé composé can be used in formal writing. What makes you think it can't?

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anish t. asked:

Past tense in written French

Can the Le Passe compose be used in formal writing. If not, then which tense is it replaced with?

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