Overview Of Tenses (Perfect, Imperfect And Present)

Question 1

When do we use the present tense and what does it tell us

Answer 1

This is used to say what you are and what you do or are doing

Question 2

When do we use the perfect tense and what does it tell us

Answer 2

This is used to talk about what you did or have done in the past

Question 3

When do we use the imperfect tense and what does it tell us

Answer 3

This tells you what was happening or describes what someone or something was like

Question 4

List the tense used and how you’d say:

I am, I was and I used to be

Answer 4

I am - present tense - je suis

I was - perfect tense - j’ai été

I used to be - imperfect tense - j’étais

Question 5

List the tense used and how you’d say:

I play, I played and I used to play

Answer 5

I play - present tense - je joue

I played - perfect tense - j’ai joué

I used to play - imperfect tense - je jouais

Question 6

List the tense used and how you’d say:

I do, I did, I used to do

Answer 6

I do - present tense - je fais

I did - perfect tense - j’ai fait

I used to do - imperfect tense - je faisais