Imperfect tense Flashcards
Conjugate the following verb in the imperfect tense :
donner (to give)
- je donnais
- tu donnais
- il donnait
- nous donnions
- vous donniez
- ils donnaient
To form the imperf tense of -er verbs, use present stem + imperf endings
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He always wore a big black hat
Il portait toujours un grand chapeau noir
The imperfect talks about how things were
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We lived in Paris at that time
Nous habitions à Paris à cette époque
The imperfect talks about how things were
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To earn a little money, I gave French lessons.
Pour gagner un peu d’argent, je donnais des cours de français.
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Conjugate the following verb in the imperfect tense :
finir (to finish)
- je finissais
- tu finissais
- il finissait
- nous finissions
- vous finissiez
- ils finissaient
To form the imperf tense of -ir verbs, use present stem + imperf endings
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He often finished his homework before dinner
Il finissait souvent ses devoirs avant le dîner
The imperfect talks about how things were
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That afternoon they were choosing an engagement ring
Cet après-midi-là, ils choisissaient une bague de fiançailles
The imperfect talks about what was going on
Conjugate the following verb in the imperfect tense :
attendre (to wait)
- j’attendais
- tu attendais
- il attendait
- nous attendions
- vous attendiez
- ils attendaient
To form the imperf tense of -re verbs, use present stem + imperf endings
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Christine used to wait for me every evening at the exit
Christine m’attendait tous les soirs à la sortie
The imperfect talks about how things were
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I was living alone after my divorce
Je vivais seule après mon divorce
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Conjugate the following verb in the imperfect tense :
lancer (to throw)
- je lançais
- tu lançais
- il lançait
- nous lancions
- vous lanciez,
- ils lançaient
With -cer verbs, c becomes ç before an a or an o.
Conjugate the following verb in the imperfect tense :
manger (to eat)
- je mangeais
- tu mangeais
- il mangeait
- nous mangions
- vous mangiez
- ils mangeaient
With -ger verbs, g becomes ge before an a or an o.
Conjugate the following verb in the imperfect tense :
se laver (to wash)
- je me lavais
- tu te lavais
- il se lavait
- nous nous lavions
- vous vous laviez
- ils se lavaient
The imperfect tense of reflexive verbs is formed as with other verbs
Conjugate the following verb in the imperfect tense :
être (to be)
- j’étais
- tu étais
- il était
- nous étions
- vous étiez
- ils étaient
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I was happy
J’étais heureux
The imperfect talks about how things were
