I am trying to say that, "He tried to commit suicide but he lived." Would the "he lived" part be passe compose or imparfait? Thanks.
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Because it sounds "over and done with" the Passé Composé is far better. Here are the English translations:
l'imparfait = he was living, he used to live (concentrating on the "middle" of his living
versus
le passé composé = he lived, he did live (concentrating more on the "ending" of his living!
If you care to post what you finally come up with, I'll flag this so I can come back later to check!
Sra (aka Mme)
l'imparfait = he was living, he used to live (concentrating on the "middle" of his living
versus
le passé composé = he lived, he did live (concentrating more on the "ending" of his living!
If you care to post what you finally come up with, I'll flag this so I can come back later to check!
Sra (aka Mme)
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