Front

Which tense should you use in this situation?
If something only ever happened one time

Back

Passé composé

Front

Which tense should you use in this situation?
If something happened over and over again

Back

Imparfait

Front

Which tense should you use in this situation?
For a physical description

Back

Imparfait

Front

Which tense should you use in this situation?
Describing thinking, emotions, and physical states like hunger or thirst.

Back

Imparfait

Front

Which tense should you use in this situation?
When something happened at a specific time/moment in the past

Back

Passé composé

Front

Which tense should you use in this situation?
When an action happened suddenly

Back

Passé composé

Front

Which tense should you use in this situation?
When something is background information

Back

Imparfait

Front

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

Back

Imparfait

Answer explanation

Use the imparfait for past descriptions

Front

Which tense should you use in this sentence:
She lived with her mother?

Back

Imparfait

Answer explanation

Use imparfait because "living" with someone or somewhere is an ongoing situation that occurred over a period of time.

Front

Which tense should you use in this sentence:
He met the President?

Back

Passé composé

Answer explanation

Use the passé composé because this is one specific action that is done and over with.