| A | B |
|---|
| j'étais | I was |
| j'avais | I had |
| j'ai eu | I got |
| j'ai su | I found out |
| je savais | I knew (where, when, why, etc.)t |
| je conaissais | I knew (a person) |
| j'ai connu | I met |
| je faisais | I was making/doing |
| j'allais | I was going |
| je lisais | I was reading |
| je disais | I was saying |
| je buvais | I used to drink |
| je prenais | I used to take |
| je comprenais | I understood/was understanding |
| j'écrivais | I was writing |
| je décrivais | I was describing |
| je recevais | I used to receive |
| je venais | I was coming |
| je devenais | I was becoming |
| je revenais | I was coming back |
| j'ouvrais | I was opening |
| je découvrais | I was getting to know |
| je voyais | I saw (was seeing) |
| je croyais | I believed (was believing) |
| je dormais | I was sleeping |
| je vivais | I used to live, was living, lived |
| je voulais | I wanted |
| je pouvais | I could/was able to |
| je sortais | I used to go out |
| je partais | I used to go away (to someplace) |
| je choisissais | I used to choose |
| je finissais | I was finishing |
| je refléchissais sur | I was thinking about |
| j'obéissais à | I used to obey |
| je devais | I had to (repeatedly) |
| j'ai dû | I had to (one time) |
| je mettais | I used to wear/put on |
| il y avait | there was/were (continuously) |
| il y a eu | there was/were (suddenly) |
| il pleuvait | it was raining (background) |
| il pleurait | he was crying |
| il neigeait | it was snowing (background) |
| il a plu | it rained (for a certain time) |
| il a neigé | it snowed (for a certain time) |
| c'était | it was |
| le matin | every morning/in the morning(s) |
| le jeudi | every Thursday/on Thursday(s) |
| jeudi | Thursday (one specific one) |
| ce matin | this morning |
| d'habitude | usually |
| tous les soirs | every evening |
| tous les après-midi | every afternoon |
| toutes les semaines | every week |
| tous les mois | every month |
| quelquefois | sometimes |
| parfois | occasionally |
| souvent | often |
| de temps en temps | from time to time |
| autrefois | back in the day/in the past |
| toujours | always/still |
| tous les jours | every day |
| toutes les années | every year |
| pendant (+amount of time) | for |
| pendant que | while |
| jusqu'à (+ ending time) | until |
| tout à coup | all of a sudden |
| soudain | suddenly |
| une fois | once |
| deux fois | twice |
| cinq fois | five times |
| ce soir | tonight |
| hier soir | last night |
| cet après-midi | this afternoon |
| jeudi soir | Thursday evening/night (specific one) |
| le jeudi soir | (on) Thursday night(s) |
| a eu lieu | happened/took place |
| est arrivé | happened / occurred |
| Qu'est-ce qui est arrivé? | What happened? |
