Imperfect Tense Flashcards
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Q
What is the imperfect tense?
A
The imperfect tense is generally used for things that happened regularly or for descriptions in the past, especially in written German. The imperfect of weak verbs is formed using the same stem of the verb as for the present tense + these endings: -te, -test, -te, -ten, -tet, -ten.