Past tenses

Question 1

How is the imperfect tense formed?

Answer 1

from the nous form of the present tense - remove the -ons ending and replace with the imperfect endings

Question 2

What are the imperfect endings?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

What is the only verb with an exception in the imperfect tense? and how do you conjugate it?

Answer 3

Être - 
j'étais 
tu étais 
il était 
nous étions 
vous étiez
ils étaient

Question 4

How do you form the passé composé in French?

Answer 4

the present tense of avoir or être + past participle of the verb.

Question 5

Conjugate the verb être in present tense

Answer 5

je suis 
tu es
il est 
nous sommes 
vous êtes 
ils sont

Question 6

Conjugate the verb avoir in present tense

Answer 6

j'ai 
tu as
il a
nous avons 
vous avez 
ils ont

Question 7

how do you form past participles in French?

Answer 7

verbs ending in -er - remove er and add é
verbs ending in -ir - remove ir and add I
verbs ending in -re - remove re and add u

Question 8

How do you form the plus-que-parfait (pluperfect)?

Answer 8

• it consists of the imperfect tense of avoir or être with the past participle - e.g. j’avais parlé

Question 9

How do you form the conditionnel passé?

Answer 9

• it consists of the conditional of avoir or être and the past participle
• e.g. j’aurais parlé

Question 10

When is the conditionnel passé used?

Answer 10

to express what would have taken place in the past had some other action, event, or situation occurred.

Question 11

How do you form the future perfect tense?

Answer 11

• formed by using avoir or être in the future and the past participle.
• e.g. j’aurai parlé