L'imparfait
I was speaking
Je parlais.
We spoke to our mom.
Nous avons parlé à notre mère.
Ophélie speaks to her.
Ophélie lui parle.
He went to school.
Il est allé à l'école.
Which tense would you use to describe a single event?
Le passé composé
She used to play piano.
Elle jouait du piano.
I finished my homework.
J'ai fini mes devoirs.
Marc added some sugar.
Marc a mis du sucre.
I was born on June 9.
Je suis né(e) le 9 juin.
Which tense would you use to describe something you generally used to do?
L'imparfait
He was eating some grapefruit.
Il mangeait de la pamplemousse.
She did not buy any cookies yesterday.
Elle n'a pas acheté de biscuits hier.
I give cats to them.
Je leur donne des chats.
We climbed.
Nous sommes monté(e)s.
Which tense would you use to describe a series of events occurring one after the other?
Le passé composé
We used to choose.
Nous choisissions.
The girls drank coffee.
Les filles ont bu du café.
My leg hurts.
J'ai mal à la jambe.
The men became magic fetishes.
Les hommes sont devenus des fétiches magiques.
Which tense would you use to describe the weather in France in 1848?
L'imparfait
You (plural) used to be short.
Vous étiez petits.
You have not sold your invention.
Tu n'as pas vendu ton invention.
You (informal) offer it to her.
Tu le lui offres.
The rabbit went home.
Le lapin est rentré (chez lui).
Le samedi vs. Un samedi
Which tense to use in each case?
Le samedi = imparfait
Un samedi = passé composé