When do you use le passé composé ou l'imparfait ?

Front

talking about age in the past tense

Back

l'imparfait

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talking about weather in the past tense

Back

l'imparfait

Front

talking about specific events in the past tense

Back

le passé composé

Front

talking about the date (It was May 15)

Back

l'imparfait

Front

talking about repeated actions in the past (no specific #; think always, sometimes, often)

Back

l'imparfait

Front

talking about an action that took place a specific # of times

Back

le passé composé

Front

talking about feelings in the past

Back

l'imparfait

Front

describing the scenery in the past tense

Back

l'imparfait

Front

talking about a completed action

Back

le passé composé

Front

describing someone's physical traits (She had blond hair)

Back

l'imparfait