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The perfect tense (simple past) is used to describe a completed action. It is formed by an auxiliary verb (either être or avoir) and a past participle. 

The imperfect is used to describe an action ...

Selon moi, le gouvernement pourrait faire plus pour aider l'environnement en Angleterre et il aurait l'effet le plus grand pour l'aider. Il pourrait rendre obligatoire de recycler par exemple, parce que b...

Whilst both the imparfait and the passé composé refer to actions in the past, they are used in different situations. On the one hand, the imparfait is used in descriptions, to talk about a habit or a long...

There are multiple differences between the uses of imparfait and passé composé, perhaps the most important being that passé compose is used for singular events, whereas imparfait is used for past actions ...

The verb être is used for verbs of movement in the past, for examples verbs such as (aller- to go / sortir- to exit). Also for verbs suggesting a change of state (mourir - to die)