L'imparfait

Question 0

Give an example or sentence of something that used to happen.

Answer 0

Quand j’étais petite, je jouais tous les jours (when I was little, I used to play all the time)

Question 1

What does l’imparfait describe?

Answer 1

The imperfect tense is used to describe things that used to happen regularly in the past.

Question 2

What is the other way the imperfect is used?

Answer 2

It is also used to talk about how something was like in the past.

Question 3

Give an example of how something was like in the past.

Answer 3

Qu’est-ce que tu faisais à la maison? (What were you doing at home)

Question 4

What is the formula for the imperfect tense?

Answer 4

Le radical + terminaison = L’imparfait

Question 5

How do you conjugate a verb to the imperfect?

Answer 5

Take the verb in its “nous” conjugation, remove the “ons” then add the terminaison.

Question 6

List the endings or “terminaisons” for the imperfect tense.

Answer 6

Je - ais
Tu- ais
Il/elle/on- ait
Nous- ions
Vous- iez
Ils/elles- aient

Question 7

Which verb is the only exception to this rule?

Answer 7

Être is the only exception:
J'étais
Tu étais 
Il/elle/on était
Nous étions
Vous étiez 
Ils/elles étaient