Imparfait and passe compose

Question 1

when do you use imparfait

Answer 1

for a long action in the past, for a description, or for a habit

Question 2

what is the base of imparfait

Answer 2

do the present tense of nous and then remove the ending. ex. nous parlons –> parl –> je parlais

Question 3

What are the endings of imparfait

Answer 3

ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, aient

Question 4

what are the exceptions of imparfait

Answer 4

etre is etais
any verbes ending in g have to have an e after g for je, tu , elle. (voyagais, mangeait)
any c before the ending has to have the accent under it

Question 5

When do you use passe compose

Answer 5

for a short action in the past

Question 6

how do you form passe compose

Answer 6

subject, etre/avoir, participe passe

Question 7

Passe compose with etre

Answer 7

pau attention to masculin vs feminin and plural

Question 8

etre imparfait

Answer 8

etais
etais
etait
etions
etiez
etaient

Question 9

passe compose reflexive

Answer 9

always use etre

Question 10

Participe passe etre verbes ending in e

Answer 10

aller –> alle
monter –> monte
retourner –> retourne
amuser –> amuse

Question 11

participe passe etre verbes ending in i

Answer 11

sortir –> sorti
partir –> parti

Question 12

participe passe etre verbes ending in is

Answer 12

assoir –> assis
comprendre –> compris

Question 13

participe passe etre verbes ending in u

Answer 13

venir –> venu
descendre –> descendu
perdre –> perdu
apparaitre –> apparu

Question 14

participe passe naitre

Answer 14

ne

Question 15

participe passe mourir

Answer 15

mort

Question 16

participe passe avoir verbes ending in e

Answer 16

accepter –> accepte
recontrer –> rencontre

Question 17

participe passe avoir verbes ending in i

Answer 17

finir –> fini
choisir –> choisi

Question 18

participe passe avoir verbes ending in is

Answer 18

mettre –> mis
prendre –> pris

Question 19

participe passe avoir verbes ending in it

Answer 19

dire –> dit
ecrire –> ecrit

Question 20

participe passe avoir verbes ending in u

Answer 20

tenir –> tenu
obtenir –> obtenu

Question 21

participe passe avoir voir

Answer 21

vu

Question 22

participe passe avoir devoir

Answer 22

du

Question 23

participe passe avoir vouloir

Answer 23

voulu

Question 24

participe passe avoir recevoir

Answer 24

recu

Question 25

In a sentence, when do you use passe compose and when do you use imparfait

Answer 25

use imparfait for a long action that was inturrupted by a short one (passe compose).