Inside This Unit: The Full Breakdown
Theme 2 (Personal & Public Identities) adds the past tenses (passé composé vs. imparfait), reflexive verbs, and object pronouns.
Why it matters
Narrating and describing the past accurately is essential for the writing tasks.
Key concepts
- Passé composé = completed events; imparfait = ongoing/habitual/description.
- Être verbs agree in the passé composé.
- Object pronouns: le/la/les, lui/leur.
Talking About the Past
Choose passé composé for completed actions and imparfait for description/habit; apply participle agreement with être; and replace nouns with object pronouns. Read identity-themed texts for cultural perspective.
AP exam tip
In writing, mix passé composé and imparfait correctly — examiners reward accurate aspect.
Connections to other units
- Theme 1: Builds on present-tense foundations.
- Theme 3: Description supports aesthetic writing.
