Promenades Unit 8 Imparfait

Question 1

When is the imparfait used?

Answer 1

To talk about actions that took place repeatedly or habitually during an unspecified period of time in the past.

Question 2

How do you form the imparfait?

Answer 2

Drop the -ons ending from the nous form of the present tense and replace it with a specific ending.

Question 3

What imparfait ending belongs to je?

Answer 3

-ais

Question 4

What imparfait ending belongs to tu?

Answer 4

-ais

Question 5

What imparfait ending belongs to il/elle/on?

Answer 5

-ait

Question 6

What imparfait ending belongs to nous?

Answer 6

-ions

Question 7

What imparfait ending belongs to vous?

Answer 7

-iez

Question 8

What imparfait ending belongs to ils/elles?

Answer 8

-aient

Question 9

What is the imparfait for verbs ending in -ger?

Answer 9

Add an e before the imparfait ending except in the nous or vous form.

Question 10

What is the imparfait for verbs ending in -cer?

Answer 10

Change the c to ç in the imparfait ending except for the nous and vous form.

Question 11

What is the imparfait for verbs ending in -ier?

Answer 11

Add a double i in the vous and nous forms of the imparfait.

Question 12

What is the imparfait of être?

Answer 12

j’étais, tu étais, il/elle/on était, nous étions, vous étiez, ils/elles étaient