C’était
It was
J’étais
I was
Ils étaient
They were
Il y avait
There was
Il faisait ( weather)
It was
Après avoir joué au foot
After having playing football
Après être arrivé
After having arrived
J’aurais préféré
I would have preferred
Au lieu de + infinitive
Instead of
It was
C’était
I was
J’étais
They were
Ils étaient
There was
Il y avait
Weather it/ there was
Il faisait
After having played football
Aprés avoir joue au foot
After having arrived
Aprés etre arrive
I would have preferred
J’aurais préféré (+infinitive)
Instead of
Au lieu de (+ infinitive)
I decided that
J’ai decidé de