Passe Simple

The passé simple (, simple past, preterite, or past historic), also called the passé défini (, definite past), is the literary equivalent of the passé composé in the French language, used predominantly in formal writing (including history and literature) and formal speech. As with other preterites, it is used when the action has a definite beginning and end and has already been completed. In writing it is most often used for narration.
Even though the passé simple is a... meer