Passe compose and Imparfait usage

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Which tense should you use in this situation?
If something only ever happened one time: "She ate the bug."

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Passé composé

Front

Which tense should you use in this situation?
If something happened over and over again: "Every Saturday, they went to the gym."

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Imparfait

Front

Which tense should you use in this situation?
If something lasted for so long you can't keep track of how long it lasted: "For years, I practiced the guitar."

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Imparfait

Front

Which tense should you use in this situation?
For a physical description: "The rabbits were white and had long ears."

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Imparfait

Front

Which tense should you use in this situation?
For a psychological description: "She was upset about the accident."

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Imparfait

Front

Which tense should you use in this situation?
Almost always with the verb etre

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Imparfait

Front

Which tense should you use in this situation? When you know the specific date or time something happened: "On November 16th, 1940, he joined the Marines."

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Passé composé

Front

Which tense should you use in this situation?
When an action happened instantaneously: "Suddenly, the class burst into song."

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Passé composé

Front

Which tense should you use in this situation?
When something was background information: "That night, it was raining and storm clouds loomed over the land."

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Imparfait

Front

Which tense should you use in this sentence:
She was beautiful

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Imparfait