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1
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What is the imperfect tense

A

Describes what was happening
What used to happen
What was ongoing when something else happened

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It was raining

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Il pleuvait

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I used to play golf

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Je jouais au golf

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I was watching tv when he arrived

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Je regardais la télé quand il est arrivé

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Imperfect endings

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Ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, aient

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I was doing /used to do

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Je faisais

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You were doing / used to do

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Tu faisais

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He, she, one was doing, used to do

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Il, elle on faisait

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We were doing, used to do

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Nous faisons

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You were doing, used to do

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Vous faisiez

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They were doing, used to do

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Ils, elles faisaient

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I was

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J’étais

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You were

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Tu étais

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He, she, one was

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Il, elle on était

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We were

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Nous étions

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You were

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Vous étiez

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They were

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Ils, elles étaient

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When I was small, I ate sweets (habits)

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Quand j’étais petite je mangeais des bonbons

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Avant

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Before

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When I was young

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Quand j’étais jeune

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When I was 15

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Quand j’avais 15 ans

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I lived, you lived

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J’habitais, tu habitais

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He lived

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Il habitait

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We lived

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Nous habitions

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You lived -pl

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Vous habitiez

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They lived

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Ils, elles habitaient

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You lived in France

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Vous habitiez en France

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She lived in France too

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Elle habitait en France aussi

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We were watching tv

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Nous regardions la télé

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I had, you had

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J’avais, tu avais

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He had

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Il avait

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We had

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Nous avions

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You had -pl

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Vous aviez

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They had

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Ils avaient

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I was eating

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Je mangeais

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I was playing football

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Je jouais au foot

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She was playing football too

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Elle jouait au foot aussi

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We were watching tv

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Vous regardions la télé

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You were watching tv too

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Tu regardais la télé aussi

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My father was happy

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Mon père était content

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My mother was happy too

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Ma mère était content aussi

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You were sleeping

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Tu dormais

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I was sleeping too

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Je dormais aussi

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44
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I was paragliding

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Je faisais du parapente

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She was paragliding

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Elle en faisait du parapente aussi

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46
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He went fishing

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Il allait à la pêche

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I was fishing too

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J’étais à la pêche aussi

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She was going to the swimming pool

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Elle allait à la piscine

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I ate bread in the morning

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Je mangeais du pain le matin

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We were waterskiing

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Nous faisions du ski nautique

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51
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We were lucky

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On avait de la chance

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52
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I was waiting for the bus in front of

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J’attendais le bus devant ma maison

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She was in the swimming pool

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Elle faisait de l natation à la piscine

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54
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We were playing football at the sport centre

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Nous jouions au foot au centre sportif

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55
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They left at 10

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Ils partaient à dix heure

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56
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You were reading a magazine

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Tu lisais in magazine

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57
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They drank coke

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Elles / ils buvaient du coca

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58
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I was going to town

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J’allais au ville

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59
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We were doing an apprenticeship

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Nous faisions un apprenticeship

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60
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Last year I was happy

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L’année dernière j’étais content

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61
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I used to like school because it was interesting

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J’aimais l’école car c’était intéressant

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62
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My dad used to buy presents

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Mon père achetait souvent des cadeaux

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63
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We were shopping

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Nous faisons au magasins

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He lived

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Il habitait

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65
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Hé had two brothers

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Il avait deux frères

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66
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He was intelligent

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Il était intelligent

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67
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During his free time he played in the garden with his brothers

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Pendant son temps libre it jouait dans le jardin avec ses frères

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He loved poetry

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Il adorait la poésie

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69
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She had ten sisters

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Elle avait dix sœurs

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She was full of life

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Elle était pleine de vie

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71
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She played the piano

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Elle jouait du piano

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72
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She was dancing

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Elle dansait

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73
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I lived in a small village

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J’habitais dans un petit village

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74
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I lived in a big house

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J’habitais dans une grande maison

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75
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I lived with my step father

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J’habitais avec mon beau père

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76
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I went to primary school

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J’allais à l’école primaire

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77
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I went to nursery school

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J’allais à la maternelle

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78
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I had black hair

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J’avais les cheveux noir

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79
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I had a small nose

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J’avais un petit nez

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80
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I had a nice smile

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J’avais un beau sourire

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81
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I was cute

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J’étais mignonne

82
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I was well behaved

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J’étais sage

83
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I was annoying

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J’étais agaçante

84
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I played football in the garden

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Je jouais au foot le jardin

85
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I liked chocolate

A

J’aimais le chocolat

86
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I liked animals

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J’aimais les animaux

87
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I liked toys, dolls

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J’aimais les peluches, les poupées

88
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I hated vegetables

A

Je détestais les légumes

89
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I hated girls, boys

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Je détestais les filles, les garçons

90
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I wore a uniform

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Je portais un uniforme

91
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I wore a cap

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Je portais une casquette

92
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I wore a ponytail

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Je portais une queue de cheval

93
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I dreamed of being a firefighter.

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Je rêvais d’être pompier

94
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I dreamed of being a teacher

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Je rêvais instituteur /trice

95
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I played with my cousins

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Je jouait avec mes cousins

96
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You were together a lot?

A

Vous étiez beaucoup ensemble?

97
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Yes we were together a lot

A

Oui nous étions beaucoup ensemble

98
Q

I went

A

J’allais

99
Q

You went to school with your cousins?

A

Vous alliez à la même école primaire avec tes cousins?

100
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I hated a teacher called Mrs Bully

A

Je détestais une professeur qui s’appelait Mme Bully

101
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I wore a pink school uniform

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Je portais un uniforme scolaire rose

102
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At the weekend I wore a red dress that I liked a lot

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Le week-end je portais une robe rouge que j’aimais beaucoup

103
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I dreamed of being a dancer

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Je rêvais d’être danseuse

104
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I was running

A

Je courais

105
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I was reading

A

Je lisais

106
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I wanted

A

Je voulais

107
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I could

A

Je pouvais

108
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I had to

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Je devais

109
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I was sleeping

A

Je dormais

110
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I drank

A

Je buvais

111
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I took

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Je prenais

112
Q

When do we use imperfect?

A

Souvenir / memories
Description / setting the scene
Explanation

113
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She was horse riding

A

Elle faisait de l’équitation

114
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I was tired

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J’étais fatigué

115
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I was late

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J’étais en retard

116
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I went to town because it was nice (weather)

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Je suis allée en ville car il faisait beau

117
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There were lots of people

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Il y avait beaucoup de personnes

118
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My cousin drank a coffee

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Ma cousine buvait un café

119
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My cousin drank a coffee when I entered the cafe

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Ma cousine buvait un café quand je suis entrée dans le café

120
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I ate a sandwich because I was hungry

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J’ai mangé un sandwich car j’avais faim

121
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I returned home because I wanted to sleep

A

Je suis rentrée à la maison car je voulais dormir

122
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I returned home because I had to…

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Je suis rentrée à la maison car je devais …

123
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I left early because I had to buy…

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Je suis partie tôt car je devais acheter

124
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I telephoned my cousin because I wanted to know if she was coming to see me

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J’ai téléphoné à ma cousine car je voulais savoir si elle venait me voir

125
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Last week I went to my friend’s wedding

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La semaine dernière je suis allée au mariage de mon amie

126
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It was beautiful

A

C’était beau

127
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It was situated in a castle in the middle of the countryside

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C’était situé dans un château au milieu de la compagne

128
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The castle was big and had lots of rooms

A

Le château était très grand et il y avait beaucoup de gens

129
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The wedding dress was long and had detail (lace) on the back

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La robe de mariage était longue et il avait de la dentelle dans le dos

130
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The invitations were very pretty

A

Les invitations étaient très jolie

131
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They had white flowers on the card

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Il avait beaucoup de fleurs blanches sur la carte

132
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We ate in the garden/ outside

A

Nous avons mangé dans le jardin/ a l’extérieur

133
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Sunday it was cloudy

A

Dimanche il y’a avait des nuages

134
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There were lots of students celebrating the end of year

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Il y’a vaut beaucoup d’étudiants pour célébrer la fin de l’année

135
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I telephoned my cousin, I wanted to know is she wanted to come to see me

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J’ai téléphoné à ma cousine car je voulais savoir si elle venait me voir

136
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They (f) were tired because they went to a party

A

Elles étaient fatiguées car elle sont allées à une fête

137
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She left at 3

A

Elle est partie à 3 hr

138
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She had to be home for 5

A

Elle devait être à la maison pour 5

139
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He said he was sorry

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Il a dit qu’il était désolé

140
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She said was late

A

Elle a dit qu’elle était en retard

141
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She said she wanted to eat in this restaurant

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Elle a dit qu’elle voulait manger dans ce restaurant

142
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She said she could do Saturday but not Sunday

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Elle a dit qu’elle pouvait venir samedi mais pas dimanche

143
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To bring

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Apporter

144
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She said she could come Saturday and she could bring a salad

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Elle a dit qu’elle pouvait venir samedi et qu’elle pouvait apporter une salade

145
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I told him/her

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Je lui dit que

146
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She said the beginning was difficult

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Elle a dit que le début était difficile

147
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She walked a lot by day

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Elle marchait beaucoup par jour

148
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she said she was 3000 meters above sea level/high

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elle a dit qu’elle était à 3000 mètres d’altitude

149
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She said she was

A

elle a dit qu’elle était

150
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She says it is

A

Elle dit qu’elle est

151
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How were the holidays/ was the holiday

A

comment étaient les vacances

152
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she said she was hiking

A

elle dit qu’ellé faisait des randonnées

153
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The holidays were easier

A

les vacances étaient plus facile

154
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she says she’s in great shape

A

elle dit qu’elle est en pleine forme

155
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She said she was fine (in good shape)

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elle a dit qu’elle était en plein forme

156
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that she slept in a tent

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qu’elle dormait sous une tente

157
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She said the group was nice

A

elle a dit que le groupe était sympa

158
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I had trained

A

Je m’étais entraînée

159
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I was exhausted

A

J’étais crevée

160
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When I was young

A

Quand j’étais jeune

161
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I went to the cinema a lot

A

J’allais beaucoup au cinéma

162
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Sometimes /from time to time

A

De temps en temps

163
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I was washing the car

A

Je lavais la voiture

164
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I cycled a lot

A

Je faisais beaucoup de vélo

165
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I was going to see my grandma

A

J’allais voir ma grand-mère

166
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I was doing my hmw

A

Je faisais mes devoirs

167
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I was playing tennis

A

Je jouais au tennis

168
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I wanted

A

Je vouais

169
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I could

A

Je pouvais

170
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I had to

A

Je devais

171
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It was boring

A

C’était ennuyeux

172
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I went to the park after school

A

J’allais au parc après l’école

173
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I went to the library and read a lot

A

J’allais à la bibliothèque et je lisais beaucoup

174
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I went to the park and I ate my sandwich

A

J’allais au parc et je mangeais mon sandwich

175
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I went to the museum every Saturday

A

J’allais au musée tous les samedis

176
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I loved it

A

J’adorais ça

177
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I talked with lots of people

A

Je parlais avec beaucoup de gens

178
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I went to the pool and I swam for 2h

A

J’allais à la piscine et je nageais pendant 2h

179
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When I was young/er I lived in a big house with my family

A

Quand j’étais jeune, j’habitais dans une grand maison avec ma famille

180
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In front of the house there was a—

A

Devant la maison, il y avait un/e-

181
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I put my bike in the garage

A

Je mettais mon vélo dans le garage

182
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There were 8 rooms

A

Il y avait 8 pièces

183
Q

Including 4 bedrooms and a playroom

A

Dont 4 chambres et une salle de jeux

184
Q

Often I was in the —

A

Souvent j’étais dans le, la —

185
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My sister read books on the sofa

A

Ma sœur lisait de livres sur le canapé

186
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My grandma loved flowers

A

Ma grand-mère adorait les fleurs

187
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So she gathered flowers in the garden

A

Donc elle récupérait des fleurs dans le jardin

188
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She put the flowers in a vase

A

Elle mettais les fleurs dans un vase

189
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I liked the living room but I preferred the kitchen

A

J’aimerais le salon mais je préférais la cuisine

190
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It was more comfortable

A

C’était plus confortable

191
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My bedroom was on the first floor

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Ma chambre était au premier étage

192
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The walls were pink

A

Les murs étaient roses

193
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I had a green desk

A

J’avais un bureau vert

194
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I had a guitar that I used a lot

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J’avais une guitare que j’utilisais beaucoup

195
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I had lots of books

A

Il y avait beaucoup de livres

196
Q

As a child I spent my time dreaming

A

Enfant je passais mon temps à rêver

197
Q

I played in the woods

A

Je jouais dans les bois

198
Q

Ate a little

A

Mangeais un peu

199
Q

Sang all the time

A

Chantais tout le temps

200
Q

When I got up, my mother made the coffee

A

Quand je me suis levé ma mère préparait le café

201
Q

When he arrived I had already had dinner

A

Quand il est arrivé j’avais déjà dîné

French Lesson Vocab (15 decks)

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