Which of the following is used to describe a single event that happened in the past? passé composé imparfait

You would use passe compose to simply relate events that happened in the past and to answer the question "What happened?"
Imparfait, is more like to describe what was going on in the past, or past habits etc. its answers the question "What was going on, when something else happened?"
btw we haven't learned imparfait yet and are starting next class which is like a few days from today, so I used the internet for that.
Heres a link to website I used:
https://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/pr/tap8.html
Hope this helps!

Hi,


L'imparfait de l'indicatif exprime un fait ou une action qui a déjà eu lieu au moment où nous nous exprimons mais qui peut encore se dérouler.
The imperfect indicative expresses a fact or an action that has already taken place at the moment we are speaking but which can still unfold.
Exemple : Quand tu étais enfant, tu étais timide.


Le passé composé, comme son nom l'indique, est un temps du passé. Il exprime donc une action ou un fait qui a déjà eu lieu au moment où nous nous exprimons.
The past composed, as the name suggests, is a time of the past. It therefore expresses an action or fact that has already taken place at the moment we speak.

Exemples :
- Nous avons chanté.
- Elles sont arrivées.