Tenses

Question 1

When do you use the imperfect tense?

Answer 1

Saying something ‘was’ happening / didn’t just happen once

Question 2

Imperfect tense stem and endings

Answer 2

‘Nous’ form - ‘ons’

Je - ais
Tu - ais
Il/elle/on - ait
Nous - ions
Vous - iez
Ils/elles - aient

Question 3

When do you use the immediate future tense?

Answer 3

Saying something ‘is going to’ happen

Question 4

How to form the immediate future tense

Answer 4

Present tense ‘aller’ + inf

E.g. Je vais manger

Question 5

When do you use the future tense?

Answer 5

Saying something ‘will’ happen

Question 6

Future tense stem and endings

Answer 6

Stem = infinitive (-re verbs without ‘e’)

J' - ai
Tu - as
Il/elle/on - a
Nous - ons
Vous - ez
Ils/elles - ont

Question 7

When do you use the conditional?

Answer 7

Saying something ‘would’ happen

Question 8

Conditional stem and endings

Answer 8

Stem = future stem/inf

Endings = imperfect endings

Question 9

When do you use the pluperfect tense?

Answer 9

Saying something ‘had’ happened

Question 10

How to form the pluperfect tense

Answer 10

Imperfect avoir/être + past participle

E.g. J’avais fait
Il était allé

Question 11

When do you use the present participle?

Answer 11

Saying something is ‘happenING’

Question 12

Present participle stem and ending

Answer 12

Stem = present tense ‘nous’ form

Ending = Change ‘-ons’ to ‘-ant’

E.g. En faisant - while/by doing…

Question 13

Which verbs are irregular in present participle?

Answer 13

Avoir -> ayant
Être -> étant
Savoir -> sachant

Sachent que - knowing that…