L'Imparfait Flashcards

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1
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Formation

A

“stem” + ending

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Stem

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“nous” form of the present, but without the “-ons”

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Je (ending)

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___ais

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Tu (ending)

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___ais

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5
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Il/Elle/On (ending)

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___ait

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Nous (ending)

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___ions

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Vous (ending)

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___iez

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Ils/Elles (ending)

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___aient

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9
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étre: irregular stem

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ét____

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10
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When to use imparfait

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  1. describing a past action with no indication of when it either started or ended
  2. expressing habitual past events
  3. describing mental, physical or emotional states or conditions
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regular -er verbs (écouter)

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écout(ons)

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regular -ir verbs (ex. finir)

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-finiss(ons)

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regular -dre verbs (ex. vendre)

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vend(ons)

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-cer verbs (ex. commencer)

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commençe(ons)

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-ger verbs (ex. déranger)

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-dérange(ons)

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16
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aller

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all(ais, ait, ect.)

17
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avoir

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av(ais, ait, ect.)

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dire

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dit(ais, ait, ect.)

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écrire

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écrir(ais, ait, ect.)

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etre

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ét(ais, ait, ect.)

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faire

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fais(ais, ait, ect.)

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lire

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lis(ais, ait, ect.)

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mettre

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mett(ais, ait, ect.) to put or to place

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ouvrir

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ouvr(ais, ait, ect.) to open

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partir

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part(ais, ait, ect.) to leave, to part

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pouvoir

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pouv(ais, ait, ect.) to be able to, capability

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savior

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sav(ais, ait, ect.) to know

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sortir

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sort(ais, ait, ect.) to go out

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venir

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ven(ais, ait, ect.) to come

30
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vouloir

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voul(ais, ait, ect.) to want