Why passé simple is used in the below mentioned sentence

Sumesh A.C1Kwiziq community member

Why passé simple is used in the below mentioned sentence

Cette fois-là, je ________ ma joie jusqu'à ce que je fus sûr!
Asked 5 years ago
Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

It seems now to have been replaced by the imperfect subjunctive:

Cette fois-là, je retins  ma joie jusqu'à ce que je fusse sûr!
Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

It seems now to have been replaced by the imperfect subjunctive:

Cette fois-là, je retins  ma joie jusqu'à ce que je fusse sûr!
Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

It seems now to have been replaced by the imperfect subjunctive:

Cette fois-là, je retins  ma joie jusqu'à ce que je fusse sûr!
Sumesh A. asked:

Why passé simple is used in the below mentioned sentence

Cette fois-là, je ________ ma joie jusqu'à ce que je fus sûr!

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