| 7.3.9 Exercise 9: Use of the past tenses in sublime literature |
Choose between imparfait, passé simple and passé composé.
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| Suddenly it knocked on the door and a strange man entered the room. |  |
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| This morning he told me that he could not come. | |
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| It had rained aleady for weeks, and when the sun finally came out of the clouds* the whole world was satisfied. | |
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| He cut the piece** into two parts, gave the one to Maria and ate the other. | |
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| Finally, this morning he has given my money to me. | |
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* cloud = nuage
** piece = morceau
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