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The Imperfect Tense . The Imperfect Tense is used to describe:a state in the past, a repeated action in the past or how things used to be. Common trigger words for the Imperfect Tense are:- was, were, used to.. The Imperfect Tense . In order to form the Imperfect Tense in French, youfind th
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1. Limparfait the imperfect
2. The Imperfect Tense The Imperfect Tense is used to describe:
a state in the past,
a repeated action in the past or
how things used to be.
Common trigger words for the Imperfect Tense are:-
was, were, used to.
3. The Imperfect Tense In order to form the Imperfect Tense in French, you
find the 1st person plural (nous) form of the Present Tense
remove the - ons
add on the endings:-
je ais nous ions
tu ais vous iez
il ait ils aient
4. The Imperfect Tense - parler So for the verb parler, it would be
nous parlons
parl
parlais etc.
5. parler to speak French
je parlais
tu parlais
il/elle parlait
nous parlions
vous parliez
ils/elles parlaient English
I was speaking, I used to speak
you were speaking, you used to speak
(s)he was speaking, he used to speak
we were speaking, we used to speak
you were speaking, you used to speak
they were speaking, they used to speak
6. aller to go French
jallais
tu allais
il/elle allait
nous allions
vous alliez
ils/elles allaient English
I was going, I used to go
you were going, you used to go
(s)he was going, he used to go
we were going, we used to go
you were going, you used to go
they were going, they used to go
7. tre - to be The only verb which is irregular in the Imperfect Tense is tre, whose stem is t...
So the whole of the Imperfect Tense of tre is:
8. tre French
jtais
tu tais
il/elle tait
nous tions
vous tiez
ils/elles taient English
I was, I used to be
you were, you used to be
(s)he was, he used to be
we were, we used to be
you were, you used to be
they were, they used to be
9. ger and cer verbs Care must also be taken with verbs ending in -ger and -cer.
In the 1st person plural of the present tense of these verbs, they are:
nous mangeons and
nous lanons.
10. ger and cer verbs This has implications for the Imperfect Tense.
Whenever the ending of the Imperfect starts with an i, you either
drop the e or
drop the cedilla from the
11. The Imperfect Tense of manger French
je mangeais
tu mangeais
il/elle mangeait
nous mangions
vous mangiez
ils/elles mangeaient English
I was eating, I used to eat
you were eating, you used to eat
(s)he was eating, he used to eat
we were eating, we used to eat
you were eating, you used to eat
they were eating, they used to eat
12. The Imperfect Tense of lancer French
je lanais
tu lanais
il/elle lanait
nous lancions
vous lanciez
ils/elles lanaient English
I was throwing, I used to throw
you were throwing, you used to throw
(s)he was throwing, he used to throw
we were throwing, we used to throw
you were throwing, you used to throw
they were throwing, they used to throw