L'imparfait Flashcards

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what is the imparfait?

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The French imperfect (imparfait) is a descriptive past tense which indicates an ongoing state of being or a repeated or incomplete action

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Imparfait uses

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  1. habitual action/state of being
  2. physical and emotional descriptions of time
  3. background info
  4. conditions in si clause
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Stem for imparfait

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present tense nous stem, without ons

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imparfait endings

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je-ais 
tu-ais
il-ait
nous-ions
vous-iez
ils-aient
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