Imparfait rules etc

Question 1

when to use imparfait

Answer 1

describe ongoing actions, settings, or habitual events in the past
It sets the scene for what was happening around the main action

States of being, usually the verbs ( être, avoir, vouloir, pouvoir)

Question 2

When to use passe compose

Answer 2

passé composé focuses on specific events that are completed. It answers questions about what happened at a particular moment

Question 3

Key words for imparfait

Answer 3

toujours (“always”),
souvent (“often”),
d’habitude (“usually”),
chaque jour (“every day”)
Le/ les __ (ex. semaine)
parfois
pendant que (while)
autrefois
quelquefois (sometimes)

Question 4

Key words for passe compose

Answer 4

hier (“yesterday”),
une fois (“once”)
soudain (“suddenly”)
tout à coup (“all of a sudden”)
enfin
l’année passée
d’abord