Imparfait Flashcards

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Imparfait Uses

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  • a description of something in the past at the time of something else (it was cold, while I was running, etc) - paints a picture
  • in complete actions, no indication of if or when it finished (je faisais mes devoirs… - I was doing my homework…)
  • habits (j’etudiais le lundi - I studied on mondays)
  • on going state of being or a feeling (j’aimais l’ecole - I loved school
  • most verbs followed by an infinitive (J’allais t’appeller - I was going to call you)
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Conjugation

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use the nous form of the present tense as the route, then drop the -ons
je …ais
tu …ais
il …ait
nous …ions
vous …iez
elles …aient

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Être (imparfait)

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j’étais
tu étais
il était
nous étions
vous étiez
elles étaient

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avoir (imparfait)

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j’avias
tu avais
il avait
nous avions
vous aviez
elles avaient

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aller

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j’allais
tu allais
il allait
nous allions
vous alliez
elles allaient

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Group en -er

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j’aimais
tu aimais
il aimais
nous aimions
vous aimiez
elles aimaient

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Groupe en -ir

nous finissons

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je finissais
tu finissais
il finissait
nous finissions
vous finissiez
elles finissaient

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Groupe en -re

nous vendons (vendre)

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je vendais
tu vendais
il vendait
nous vendions
vous vendiez
elles vendaient

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Manger

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je mangeais
tu mangeais
il mangeait
nous mangions
vous mangiez
elles mangeaient

verbs ending in -ger

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Lancer

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je lançais
tu lançais
il lançait
nous lancions
vous lanciez
elles lançaient

verbs ending in -cer

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Interdire

to prohibit, to ban, to prevent

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j’interdisais
tu interdisais
il interdisait
nous interdisions
vous interdisiez
elles interdisaient

Nous interdisons

j’interdis - tu interdis - il interdit (present)

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