Test 3- Imparfait & Plus-que-parfait

Question 1

L’imparfait
What is it/when do we use it?
What are the endings?
How does conjugation work?

Answer 1

We use l’imparfait do describe events that happened in the past but continued to happen, or ongoing actions in the past. Sets the scene with stories/ narration and background information

-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient

ex: parlais, parlais, parlait, parlions, parliez, parlaient

Conjugation: these keep the same stem, there is NO change to the stem, even for irregulars. Just drop the ending and add the new ones.

Faisait, sortais, avions

etre is a different case: etais, etais, etait, etions, etiez, etaient

Question 2

Plus-que-parfait
When do we use it?
Conjugations?

Answer 2

Expresses action or state that happened before another past action

Av/et:
-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient

goes first, then use the passe compose version of the verb. avoir or etre usage is based on the verb’s conjugation