B2 · THE WRITTEN PAST · LESSON 103
The Storybook Past
Recognize the passé simple and passé antérieur in written texts.
LITERARY TENSES
Read it everywhere, speak it never
Il ouvrit, elle prit, ils vécurent — novels and history books run on these forms.
Put it together
CHECKPOINT
The Storybook Past test
Complete listening, reading, writing and speaking, then use the review to correct weak points.