Question

is there any hint to determine passe recent??​

Answer 1

no there no hint to determine passe recent

Answer 2

In passe recent, it means the time or tense that has long gone by.

So, hints like il y a (which means there is/are but also it means ago) are there in the sentence to indicate the passed time. This is the biggest hint and can never go wrong.

Also, if there is no il y a, words like le semaine dernier (last week) or mois( month) can also be used.