Tenses Flashcards
When do you use the imperfect?
Description of Past
Weather
Habits
E.g. I was playing
How do you form the imperfect?
1) Take “nous” form (present)
2) Take off “ons”
3) Add verb endings
What’re the verb endings for Imperfect?
Je: ais
Tu: ais
Il/Elle/On: ait
Nous: ions
Vous: iez
Ils/Elles: aient
When do you use the near future?
When something is about to happen
How do you form the near future?
1) Take “aller” in present tense
2) Add infinitive
What’s aller in the present tense?
Je: vais
Tu: vas
Il/Elle/On: va
Nous: allons
Vous: allez
Ils/Elles: vont
When do you use the perfect tense?
When you have done something.
Action in past not recurrent
How do you form the perfect tense?
1) Avoir/Être in the present
2) Past participle (É, U, I)
What’s avoir in the present tense?
Je: J’ai
Tu: as
Il/Elle/On: a
Nous: avons
Vous: avez
Ils/Elles ont
What’s être in the present?
Je: suis
Tu: es
Il/Elle/On: est
Nous: sommes
Vout: êtes
Ils/Elles: sont
Je Jouer in imperfect?
Je jouais
Je Jouer in near future?
Je vais jouer