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French: Imparfait or Passe Compose?
Can someone please tell me whether this is imperfect or passe compose? It's part of a story and it says something like: one day we went to the park (passe compose). Now here's the one I need help with:
My brother played ball while I finished my book. Which tense is played, and which tense is finished? Passe compose or imperfect?
Thanks
1 Answer
- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
I would prefer :
Mon frère a joué (passé composé) au ballon, pendant que je terminais (imparfait) de lire mon livre.
But it is not incorrect to say :
Mon frère jouait (imparfait) au ballon, pendant que je terminais (imparfait) de lire mon livre.
You can say : pendant que je finissais mon livre, that would be an imparfait, too.
Often, the part introduced by "pendant" will be put in the first position:
Pendant que je finissais (imparfait) mon livre, mon frère a joué (passé composé) au ballon.
Source(s): native speaker
