As eu Or Avais ?!

Question

Tu ________ beaucoup de cartes d’anniversaire.Hey guys, I know the correct answer is as eu ,but why not avais ?!Isn't the sentence like describing something in the past as L'Imparfait?!

Accepted Answer

Hi Amir,
Firstly 'to have a lot of birthday cards' is an action and not a description but when to use the Passé  Composé and Imparfait is to do with context so a sentence on its own cannot justify either.
You might say for instance -
"Quand j’étais jeune je recevais beaucoup de cartes d’anniversaire mais ce ne n’est pas le cas maintenant."
Hope this helps!

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Thank you dear Cécile, Your replies have always helped me.