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Lesson 26.08A2
Narrating Past Experiences
Narrating Past Experiences
This lesson is about putting the passé composé and imparfait to work telling a simple personal story — sequencing words matter as much as the tenses themselves. The deeper theory of when to choose which tense comes later at B1.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
| French | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| d'abord | dah-BOR | first |
| ensuite | ahn-SWEET | then, next |
| puis | pwee | then |
| après ça | ah-preh SAH | after that |
| finalement | fee-nal-MAHN | finally |
| l'année dernière | lah-nay dair-nee-AIR | last year |
| un jour | uhn zhoor | one day |
| pendant les vacances | pahn-dahn lay vah-KAHNS | during the holidays |
| c'était incroyable | seh-teh ahn-krwah-YAH-bluh | it was incredible |
| je n'oublierai jamais | zhuh noo-blee-ray zha-MEH | I will never forget |