Why is does this sentence begin in passe compose when most of the story has been in the imparfait? "J'ai même commencé à prétendre que nous n'étions pas disponibles."
Why is does this sentence begin in passe compose when most of the story has been in the imparfait? "J'ai même commencé à prétendre que nous n'étions pas disponibles."
Bonjour Allison,
Having "started to pretend" then the action of starting (to pretend) is complete.
This is my take on the grammar -- does this help?
Bonne journée
Jim
Don't have an account yet? Join today
Test your French to the CEFR standard
Find your French level