Imparfait ou passé composé

One time action (or just a few times)

Passé compose

interrupts an ongoing action

PC

action in progres (-ing)

IMP

action that gets interupted

IMP

routine (used to do)

IMP

description

• time,date (if the date is the setting) (it was…)

• weather

• thoughts,feelings

• location

• appearance

IMP

Hier (yesterday)

Pc

une fois (once)

pc

un jour (one day)

pc

Dernier (last)

pc

soudain (suddenly)

pc

tout d’un coupe (suddenly)

pc

Aprés (after)

pc

(subject) saw (voir)

pc

ensuite (then

pc

puis (then)

pc

(subject) took (prendre)

pc

Il y a (there is/ there are)

pc

day of the week(completed action dates) (on….)

pc

(subject) wore (Porter)

pc

alors (then)

pc

soirs (evening)

IMP

tous les jour (everyday) / toujours (always)

IMP

regulièrement (regularly)

IMP

generalement (Generally)

IMP

Autrefois (in the past)

IMP

D'habitude (usually)

IMP

was/were (être)

IMP

had (avoir)

IMP

when I was young (Quand j'étais jeune) / I used to

IMP

souvent (often)

IMP

parfois (sometimes)

IMP

rarement (rarely)

IMP

chaque jour (every day)

IMP

jamais (never) Have never/was naver

PC/IMP

first,second,last…. (premier, seconde, dernier)

PC