| Term | Definition |
| Passé Composé | An action or state completed in the past. |
| Passé Composé | A single completed event. |
| Passé Composé | An action repeated a specific number of times in the past. |
| Passé Composé | A series of completed events in the past. |
| Passé Composé | An action that interrupts another past action. |
| Imparfait | Habitual Actions |
| Imparfait | States of Being |
| Imparfait | Physical Descriptions |
| Imparfait | Emotional Descriptions |
| Imparfait | Time |
| Imparfait | Weather |
| Imparfait | Age |
| Imparfait | Actions of unspecified duration. |
| Imparfait | Background information that sets the scene. |
| Imparfait | Wishes or suggestions. |
| Imparfait | Conditions in "si" clauses. |