4.1.3 – Conjugate And Use The Imparfait

Question 1

What is the imparfait?

Answer 1

Another past tense in french

Question 2

What tense is ‘c’était’ in?

Answer 2

imparfait NOT past tense

Question 3

What is the imparfait used for?

Answer 3

repeated or habitual actions in the past

Question 4

toujours

Answer 4

always

Question 5

d’habitude

Answer 5

usually

Question 6

souvent

Answer 6

often

Question 7

quelquefois

Answer 7

sometimes

Question 8

de temps en temps

Answer 8

from time to time

Question 9

tout le temps

Answer 9

all the time

Question 10

tous les jours

Answer 10

everyday

Question 11

le lundi (le mardi, etc…)

Answer 11

on Mondays (on Tuesdays, etc…)

Question 12

chaque année (jour, mois, etc…)

Answer 12

each year (day, month, etc…)

Question 13

What are we trying to translate when we use the imparfait?

Answer 13

was/were _____ing” OR “used to”

Question 14

Translate:
Ex: Elles finissaient leurs devoirs quand vous êtes arrivés.

Answer 14

The were finishing their homework when you guys arrived.

Question 15

Translate:
Tu regardais souvent « Sesame Street » à la télé quand tu étais petit.
Give the 2 ways to translate the word in the imparfait

Answer 15

You often used to* watch Sesame Street on TV when you were little. Since English sometimes uses would in the place of used to it could be translated as: “You would often watch…”

Question 16

Translate:

Il pleuvait.

Answer 16

It was raining.

Question 17

Translate:

Elle avait les yeux bleus et portait une jolie robe.

Answer 17

She had blue eyes and was wearing a pretty dress.

Question 18

The imparfait can also be used when there is no definite beginning or end point. What type of words are like that?

Answer 18

Wanted (Je voulais partir > I wanted to leave)

started to leave, stopped etc. )

Question 19

Verbs denoting mental activity usually don’t have a precise beginning or ending point so almost always use the imparfait.

Answer 19

Practice ‘em!!!!

Question 20

avoir

Answer 20

to have

Question 21

croire

Answer 21

to believe / think

Question 22

désirer

Answer 22

to desire / want

Question 23

être

Answer 23

to be

Question 24

penser

Answer 24

to think

Question 25

préférer

Answer 25

to prefer

Question 26

pouvoir

Answer 26

to be able to / can

Question 27

vouloir

Answer 27

to want

Question 28

What subject must you use the letters after its form is dropped off of to form a verb in the imparfait?

Answer 28

nous

Question 29

What ending do reg. -er verbs take on in the nous form?

Answer 29

ons

Question 30

What form do reg. -ir verbs take on in the nous form?

Answer 30

issons

Question 31

What form do reg. -re verbs take on in the nous form?

Answer 31

ons

Question 32

What are the steps for forming an imparfait verb?

Answer 32

1. Figure out the verb's "nous" form in the present tense 2. Drop "ons" ending 3. Add on the imparfait endings.

Question 33

Change avoir into the imparfait

Answer 33

1. avons 2. av 3. J'avais Tu avais Il/elle/on avait nous avions vous aviez ils/elles avaient

Question 34

How many verbs have irregular STEMS in the imparfait?

Answer 34

only ONE | YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY

Question 35

Which verb(s) have/has an irregular STEM in the imparfait?

Answer 35

être has an irregular stem in the imparfait

Question 36

What is être's stem in the imparfait?

Answer 36

ét-

Question 37

Conjugate in the imparfait?

Answer 37

``` j'étais tu étais il/elle/on était nous étions vous étiez ils/elles étaient ```

Question 38

Define and Conugate finir in the imparfait.

Answer 38

``` to finish: Je finissais Tu finissais il/elle/on finissait nous finissions vous finissiez ils/elles finissaient ```

Question 39

What is manger's "nous" form without the ons?

Answer 39

mange

Question 40

What is different about conjugating manger in the imparfait?

Answer 40

The nous and vous forms drop the "e"

Question 41

In the present tense, nous form of verbs that end in -ger do what?

Answer 41

Add an "e" before the -ons ending.

Question 42

Define and Conjugate manger in the imparfait.

Answer 42

``` to eat: Je mangeais tu mangeais il/elle/on mangeait nous mangions vous mangiez ils/elles mangeaient ```

Question 43

Define and Conjugate faire in the imparfait.

Answer 43

``` to do: Je faisais tu faisais il/elle/on faisait nous faisions vous faisiez ils/elles faisaient ```

Question 44

Put je faisais in the negative form.

Answer 44

Je ne faisais pas

Question 45

The passe compose is used to talk about what kinds of actions?

Answer 45

items that are single, isolated actions in the past, in a series or are sudden

Question 46

The imparfait is used to describe items that are what?

Answer 46

repeater/habitual, describe background activity or set the scene, or describe the background activity to highlight an action in the passé composé OR Describe emotions