Why Passé Simple for "le téléphone sonna"?

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Why Passé Simple for "le téléphone sonna"?

This question relates to:French lesson "Expressing ongoing actions in the past in French: être en train de"

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Why not, for a change. You use it in a literary register when expressing a completed action in the past.

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Why Passé Simple for "le téléphone sonna"?

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