Imparfait Flashcards

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When do you use the imparfait

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Continued, repeated, habitual actions, or incomplete actions, situations in the past. (Would when it implies used to)

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How to form the imparfait

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No helper verb, dropping the ons from nous forms of verbs then adding
Je -ais
Tu -ais
Il-ait
Nous -ions
Vous -iez
Ils -aient

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Example

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Pendant mon enfance, je lisais beaucoup. (During my childhood I read [used to read, would read] a lot.)

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How do étudier, rire, sourire and verifier change?

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Add an extra i, ex etudiions

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Verbs ending in cer change c to ç before -a to maintain soft c in je tu il ils forms

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La voiture avançait lentement. (The car was advancing slowly.)

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How do verbs with ger end

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Verbs ending in ‐ger insert a silent ‐e between ‐g and ‐a to maintain the soft g sound in the je, tu, il, and ils forms:

Il mangeait si vite. (He was eating so quickly.)
Nous mangions toujours dans ce restaurant. (We always ate at that restaurant.)

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Most common irregular verbs

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aller (to go): nous allons
avoir (to have): nous avons
boire (to drink): nous buvons
conduire (to drive): nous conduisons
connaître (to know): nous connaissons
courir (to run): nous courons
craindre (to fear): nous craignons
croire (to believe): nous croyons
devoir (to have to): nous devons
dire (to say, to tell): nous disons
dormir (to sleep): nous dormons
écrire (to write): nous écrivons
faire (to make, to do): nous faisons
lire (to read): nous lisons
mettre (to put): nous mettons
offrir (to offer): nous offrons
ouvrir (to open): nous ouvrons
plaire (to please): nous plaisons
pouvoir (to be able to): nous pouvons
prendre (to take): nous prenons
recevoir (to receive): nous recevons
savoir (to know): nous savons
suivre (to follow): nous suivons
tenir (to hold): nous tenons
valoir (to be worth): nous valons
venir (to come): nous venons
vivre (to live): nous vivons
voir (to see): nous voyons
vouloir (to wish, to want): nous voulons
Note: Falloir (to be necessary) and pleuvoir (to rain) are used only in the il form: il fallait (it was necessary) and il pleuvait (it was raining).

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Etre imparfait

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être (to be), whose imperfect stem is ét‐: j’étais, tu étais, il était, nous étions, vous étiez, ils étaient.

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