Question

What kind of past action does the imparfait represent?

What kind of past action does the passé composé represent?​

Answer 1

L'imparfait (the imperfect) is a French past tense. It describes states and actions that were ongoing or repeated in the past. The imperfect can correspond to the English simple past tense, but also to structures such as used to and would and even the past progressive.

The passé composé expresses a completed action that occurred at a specific time in the past.