a) Je dormais quand tu m'as interrompu OR b) J'étais dormir quand tu... In sentence b) is être redundant as the verb dormir can be used?
Are a) and or b) correct? If not why?
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Andrea N.Kwiziq community member
Are a) and or b) correct? If not why?
This question relates to:French lesson "Using the compound tense (Le Passé Composé) on its own or with the imperfect tense (L'Imparfait)"
Asked 3 years ago
Bonjour Andrea,
You can say :
a. je dormais quand tu m’as interrompu
b. j’étais endormi quand tu m’as interrompu
dormir = to sleep
être endormi = to be asleep
s’endormir = to fall asleep
endormir = to get [sb] to sleep
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée!
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