Imperfect Flashcards

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What are the imperfect endings for -ER verbs?

A
je -ais
tu -ais 
il -ait 
nous -ions 
vous -iez 
ils -aient
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What are the imperfect endings for -IR verbs?

A
je -issais
tu -issais 
il -issait 
nous -issions 
vous -issiez 
ils -issaient
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What are the imperfect endings for -RE verbs?

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je -ais 
tu -ais 
il -ait 
nous -ions 
vous -iez 
ils -aient
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What is the only truly irregular verb in the imperfect tense and how do you conjugate it?

A
Etre:
j'étais 
tu étais 
il était 
nous étions 
vous étiez 
ils étaient
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What happens to verbs ending in -cer and -ger in the imperfect tense?

A

c –> ç and g –> ge in all forms apart from nous and vous forms

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How do you form the imperfect in French?

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take the nous form of the verb in the present indicative and remove -ons, then add the appropriate endings

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