{"id":20284,"date":"2022-03-15T13:05:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T12:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-french.net\/?page_id=20284"},"modified":"2026-06-25T21:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T19:45:16","slug":"la-difference-entre-le-passe-compose-et-limparfait","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/live-french.net\/fr\/grammaire-francaise\/la-difference-entre-le-passe-compose-et-limparfait\/","title":{"rendered":"La diff\u00e9rence entre le pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 et l&rsquo;imparfait"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20284\" class=\"elementor elementor-20284\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-609b3ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"609b3ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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l&rsquo;<strong>imparfait<\/strong> sont les deux temps du pass&eacute; les plus courants, et le choix entre eux change le sens de la phrase. En r&egrave;gle g&eacute;n&eacute;rale, le pass&eacute; compos&eacute; raconte une action <em>ponctuelle et termin&eacute;e<\/em>, tandis que l&rsquo;imparfait <em>d&eacute;crit<\/em> le d&eacute;cor, une habitude ou une action en cours. Cette page explique quand utiliser chacun, comment les deux temps fonctionnent ensemble, les mots-signaux, les verbes qui changent de sens, les erreurs courantes, un test rapide et trois exercices interactifs directement sur la page.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"lf-toc\"><strong>Dans cette le&ccedil;on<\/strong><ul>\n    <li><a href=\"#lf-rule\">La r&egrave;gle en une phrase<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#lf-imp\">Quand employer l&rsquo;imparfait<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#lf-pc\">Quand employer le pass&eacute; compos&eacute;<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#lf-ens\">Les deux ensemble<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#lf-sig\">Les mots-signaux<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#lf-sens\">Verbes qui changent de sens<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#lf-err\">Erreurs courantes<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#lf-auto\">Auto-&eacute;valuation<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#lf-faq\">Questions fr&eacute;quentes<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#lf-recap\">&Agrave; retenir<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#ex1\">Exercices<\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ul><\/div>\n  <h2 id=\"lf-rule\">La r&egrave;gle en une phrase<\/h2>\n  <div class=\"lf-rule\"><b>Imparfait<\/b> = le d&eacute;cor, l&rsquo;habitude, l&rsquo;action en cours (la toile de fond). <b>Pass&eacute; compos&eacute;<\/b> = l&rsquo;action ponctuelle, termin&eacute;e, qui fait avancer le r&eacute;cit (l&rsquo;&eacute;v&eacute;nement).<\/div>\n  <h2 id=\"lf-imp\">Quand employer l&rsquo;imparfait<\/h2>\n  <p>On emploie l&rsquo;imparfait pour planter le d&eacute;cor et d&eacute;crire le pass&eacute; sans pr&eacute;ciser ni le d&eacute;but ni la fin de l&rsquo;action.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"lf-scroll\"><table>\n    <thead><tr><th>Emploi<\/th><th>Exemple<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><td>Description, d&eacute;cor<\/td><td>Il <strong>faisait<\/strong> beau et les oiseaux <strong>chantaient<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Habitude, r&eacute;p&eacute;tition<\/td><td>Quand j&rsquo;<strong>&eacute;tais<\/strong> petit, je <strong>jouais<\/strong> au foot tous les jours.<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Action en cours<\/td><td>Elle <strong>lisait<\/strong> tranquillement dans le salon.<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>&Eacute;tat physique ou mental<\/td><td>J&rsquo;<strong>&eacute;tais<\/strong> fatigu&eacute; et j&rsquo;<strong>avais<\/strong> faim.<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table><\/div>\n  <h2 id=\"lf-pc\">Quand employer le pass&eacute; compos&eacute;<\/h2>\n  <p>On emploie le pass&eacute; compos&eacute; pour une action pr&eacute;cise, termin&eacute;e, qui s&rsquo;est produite &agrave; un moment donn&eacute;.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"lf-scroll\"><table>\n    <thead><tr><th>Emploi<\/th><th>Exemple<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><td>Action ponctuelle termin&eacute;e<\/td><td>Hier, j&rsquo;<strong>ai vu<\/strong> un bon film.<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Suite d&rsquo;actions<\/td><td>Il <strong>est entr&eacute;<\/strong>, <strong>a pos&eacute;<\/strong> son sac et <strong>s&rsquo;est assis<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Action avec dur&eacute;e d&eacute;limit&eacute;e<\/td><td>Nous <strong>avons habit&eacute;<\/strong> &agrave; Paris pendant trois ans.<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>&Eacute;v&eacute;nement qui rompt une description<\/td><td>Je dormais quand le t&eacute;l&eacute;phone <strong>a sonn&eacute;<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table><\/div>\n  <h2 id=\"lf-ens\">Les deux ensemble<\/h2>\n  <p>Tr&egrave;s souvent, l&rsquo;imparfait pose le d&eacute;cor et le pass&eacute; compos&eacute; apporte l&rsquo;&eacute;v&eacute;nement qui l&rsquo;interrompt.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"lf-key\"><strong>Exemple :<\/strong> &laquo; Je <em>marchais<\/em> dans la rue (d&eacute;cor, imparfait) quand j&rsquo;<strong>ai rencontr&eacute;<\/strong> Marie (&eacute;v&eacute;nement, pass&eacute; compos&eacute;). &raquo; L&rsquo;imparfait dure, le pass&eacute; compos&eacute; surgit.<\/div>\n  <h2 id=\"lf-sig\">Les mots-signaux<\/h2>\n  <p>Certains mots orientent souvent vers un temps plut&ocirc;t que l&rsquo;autre.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"lf-scroll\"><table>\n    <thead><tr><th>Imparfait<\/th><th>Pass&eacute; compos&eacute;<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><td>souvent, d&rsquo;habitude<\/td><td>soudain, tout &agrave; coup<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>tous les jours, chaque...<\/td><td>une fois, un jour<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>autrefois, &agrave; l&rsquo;&eacute;poque<\/td><td>hier, ce matin-l&agrave;<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>pendant que<\/td><td>quand (action br&egrave;ve)<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table><\/div>\n  <div class=\"lf-trap\"><b>Le pi&egrave;ge classique :<\/b> ces mots ne sont qu&rsquo;un indice, pas une r&egrave;gle absolue. C&rsquo;est le <em>sens<\/em> (action ponctuelle ou toile de fond) qui d&eacute;cide, pas le mot seul.<\/div>\n  <h2 id=\"lf-sens\">Verbes qui changent de sens<\/h2>\n  <p>Quelques verbes changent de nuance selon le temps choisi.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"lf-scroll\"><table>\n    <thead><tr><th>Verbe<\/th><th>Imparfait<\/th><th>Pass&eacute; compos&eacute;<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><td>savoir<\/td><td>je <strong>savais<\/strong> = j&rsquo;avais l&rsquo;information<\/td><td>j&rsquo;<strong>ai su<\/strong> = j&rsquo;ai appris<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>conna&icirc;tre<\/td><td>je <strong>connaissais<\/strong> = je le connaissais d&eacute;j&agrave;<\/td><td>j&rsquo;<strong>ai connu<\/strong> = j&rsquo;ai rencontr&eacute; pour la premi&egrave;re fois<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>vouloir<\/td><td>je <strong>voulais<\/strong> = j&rsquo;avais l&rsquo;intention<\/td><td>j&rsquo;<strong>ai voulu<\/strong> = j&rsquo;ai d&eacute;cid&eacute; \/ tent&eacute;<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>pouvoir<\/td><td>je <strong>pouvais<\/strong> = j&rsquo;en avais la capacit&eacute;<\/td><td>j&rsquo;<strong>ai pu<\/strong> = j&rsquo;ai r&eacute;ussi &agrave;<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table><\/div>\n  <h2 id=\"lf-err\">Erreurs courantes<\/h2>\n  <ul class=\"lf-mist\">\n    <li><b>Imparfait pour une action ponctuelle.<\/b> &laquo; Hier, je voyais un film &raquo; &rarr; &laquo; Hier, j&rsquo;<strong>ai vu<\/strong> un film. &raquo;<\/li>\n    <li><b>Pass&eacute; compos&eacute; pour une description.<\/b> &laquo; Il a fait beau et les oiseaux ont chant&eacute; &raquo; (d&eacute;cor) &rarr; &laquo; Il <strong>faisait<\/strong> beau et les oiseaux <strong>chantaient<\/strong>. &raquo;<\/li>\n    <li><b>Pass&eacute; compos&eacute; pour une habitude.<\/b> &laquo; Quand j&rsquo;&eacute;tais petit, j&rsquo;ai jou&eacute; tous les jours &raquo; &rarr; &laquo; je <strong>jouais<\/strong> tous les jours. &raquo;<\/li>\n    <li><b>Inverser d&eacute;cor et &eacute;v&eacute;nement.<\/b> &laquo; Je marchais quand je rencontrais Marie &raquo; &rarr; &laquo; je marchais quand j&rsquo;<strong>ai rencontr&eacute;<\/strong> Marie. &raquo;<\/li>\n    <li><b>Imparfait apr&egrave;s une dur&eacute;e d&eacute;limit&eacute;e.<\/b> &laquo; J&rsquo;habitais &agrave; Paris pendant trois ans &raquo; &rarr; &laquo; j&rsquo;<strong>ai habit&eacute;<\/strong> &agrave; Paris pendant trois ans. &raquo;<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n  <div class=\"lf-ctabox\"><b>Conna&icirc;tre la r&egrave;gle est une chose ; choisir le bon temps en parlant, sans h&eacute;siter, en est une autre.<\/b> R&eacute;servez un cours d&rsquo;essai gratuit et entra&icirc;nez-vous avec un professeur natif, sans carte bancaire.<br><a class=\"lf-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/member.booknstart.com\/trial-registration?lg=fr&referred_by=blog&office_id=6\">R&eacute;server un cours d&rsquo;essai gratuit<\/a><\/div>\n  <h2 id=\"lf-auto\">Auto-&eacute;valuation<\/h2>\n  <div class=\"lf-quiz\"><p style=\"margin:0\">Choisissez le bon temps, puis affichez les r&eacute;ponses.<\/p><ol>\n    <li>Quand j&rsquo;&eacute;tais petit, je (jouer) ____ au parc tous les jours.<\/li>\n    <li>Hier soir, nous (regarder) ____ un film.<\/li>\n    <li>Il (lire) ____ quand le t&eacute;l&eacute;phone (sonner) ____.<\/li>\n  <\/ol><\/div>\n  <details><summary>Afficher les r&eacute;ponses<\/summary><div class=\"lf-body\"><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0\">1. je <strong>jouais<\/strong> (habitude). &middot; 2. nous <strong>avons regard&eacute;<\/strong> (action ponctuelle). &middot; 3. Il <strong>lisait<\/strong> (d&eacute;cor) quand le t&eacute;l&eacute;phone <strong>a sonn&eacute;<\/strong> (&eacute;v&eacute;nement).<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n  <h2 id=\"lf-faq\">Questions fr&eacute;quentes<\/h2>\n  <details><summary>Quelle est la diff&eacute;rence entre le pass&eacute; compos&eacute; et l&rsquo;imparfait ?<\/summary><div class=\"lf-body\"><p>Le pass&eacute; compos&eacute; exprime une action ponctuelle et termin&eacute;e ; l&rsquo;imparfait d&eacute;crit le d&eacute;cor, une habitude ou une action en cours. Le premier fait avancer le r&eacute;cit, le second le d&eacute;crit.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n  <details><summary>Comment choisir entre les deux dans une m&ecirc;me phrase ?<\/summary><div class=\"lf-body\"><p>L&rsquo;imparfait pose la toile de fond et le pass&eacute; compos&eacute; apporte l&rsquo;&eacute;v&eacute;nement qui l&rsquo;interrompt : &laquo; Je dormais quand le t&eacute;l&eacute;phone a sonn&eacute;. &raquo;<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n  <details><summary>Quels mots annoncent l&rsquo;imparfait ?<\/summary><div class=\"lf-body\"><p>Souvent : souvent, d&rsquo;habitude, tous les jours, autrefois, pendant que. Mais ce ne sont que des indices : c&rsquo;est le sens qui d&eacute;cide.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n  <details><summary>Pourquoi &laquo; j&rsquo;ai su &raquo; et &laquo; je savais &raquo; ne veulent pas dire la m&ecirc;me chose ?<\/summary><div class=\"lf-body\"><p>&laquo; Je savais &raquo; = j&rsquo;avais d&eacute;j&agrave; l&rsquo;information (&eacute;tat). &laquo; J&rsquo;ai su &raquo; = j&rsquo;ai appris l&rsquo;information &agrave; un moment pr&eacute;cis (&eacute;v&eacute;nement). De m&ecirc;me pour conna&icirc;tre, vouloir, pouvoir.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n  <details><summary>Le pass&eacute; compos&eacute; peut-il exprimer une dur&eacute;e ?<\/summary><div class=\"lf-body\"><p>Oui, si la dur&eacute;e est d&eacute;limit&eacute;e et termin&eacute;e : &laquo; J&rsquo;ai habit&eacute; &agrave; Paris pendant trois ans. &raquo; L&rsquo;imparfait s&rsquo;emploie pour une dur&eacute;e sans bornes pr&eacute;cises.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n  <h2 id=\"lf-recap\">&Agrave; retenir<\/h2>\n  <div class=\"lf-recap\"><ul>\n    <li>Imparfait = d&eacute;cor, habitude, action en cours, &eacute;tat (la toile de fond).<\/li>\n    <li>Pass&eacute; compos&eacute; = action ponctuelle, termin&eacute;e, qui fait avancer le r&eacute;cit.<\/li>\n    <li>Les deux ensemble : imparfait (durait) + pass&eacute; compos&eacute; (a surgi).<\/li>\n    <li>Mots-signaux = indices, pas r&egrave;gles : le sens d&eacute;cide.<\/li>\n    <li>Certains verbes changent de sens : savoir, conna&icirc;tre, vouloir, pouvoir.<\/li>\n  <\/ul><\/div>\n  <h2>Exercices<\/h2>\n  <p id=\"ex1\"><strong>Exercice 1.<\/strong> Conjuguez les verbes entre parenth&egrave;ses au temps qui convient.<\/p>\n  <iframe class=\"lf-ex\" src=\"https:\/\/learningapps.org\/watch?v=py6089btk21\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n  <p id=\"ex2\"><strong>Exercice 2.<\/strong> Choisissez la bonne r&eacute;ponse.<\/p>\n  <iframe class=\"lf-ex\" src=\"https:\/\/learningapps.org\/watch?v=pv8fzzmzj21\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n  <p id=\"ex3\"><strong>Exercice 3.<\/strong> Corrigez les erreurs.<\/p>\n  <iframe class=\"lf-ex\" src=\"https:\/\/learningapps.org\/watch?v=p5edq4x5k21\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n  <p class=\"lf-links\">Voir aussi : <a href=\"https:\/\/live-french.net\/fr\/grammaire-francaise\/le-passe-compose\/\">le pass&eacute; compos&eacute;<\/a> &middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/live-french.net\/fr\/grammaire-francaise\/\">toute la grammaire fran&ccedil;aise<\/a> &middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/live-french.net\/french-level-test\/\">test de niveau<\/a><\/p>\n  <p class=\"lf-author\">R&eacute;dig&eacute; et r&eacute;vis&eacute; par les professeurs natifs de Live French, en ligne depuis 2007.<\/p>\n<\/div><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Quelle est la diff\u00e9rence entre le pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 et l\u2019imparfait ?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Le pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 exprime une action ponctuelle et termin\u00e9e ; l\u2019imparfait d\u00e9crit le d\u00e9cor, une habitude ou une action en cours. 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