PASSE INDEFINI

With regard to the third tense, the passe indéfini, there is no difficulty. It is used :

A. Precisely like the English compound of the past.

E.g., 1. 30 : le ciel a-t-il conduit . . . = " has heaven brought about ..."

1. 158 : a . . . conduit vos pas = <: has guided your footsteps."

B. As a colloquial form of the passé défini in ail its uses. E.g., 1. 24: fai su trouver = " I succeeded in finding."

1. 399 : . . . que j'ai laissé plus calme = " whom I left . . . "