Good day,

So I'm reading le petit prince, and I stumbled upon a statement in chapter 5 that goes "ce fut grâce au mouton, car brusquement le petit prince m'interrogea, comme pris d'un doute grave."

I don't know why "fut" was used instead of "était" and "m'interrogea" indicates something in the past, however, I cannot see the forms used in imparfait or passé simple. What kind of form is fut, courus and interrogea? And how to use them?

Thanks in advance.

Good day,

I'm reading Le Petit Prince, and I stumbled upon a statement in chapter 5 that goes "ce fut grâce au mouton, car brusquement le petit prince m'interrogea, comme pris d'un doute grave."

I don't know why "fut" was used instead of "était" and "m'interrogea" indicates something in the past, however, I cannot see the forms used in imparfait or passé simple. What kind of form is fut, courus and interrogea? And how to use them?

Thanks in advance.