L'imparfait Flashcards

1
Q

Endings

A

Je -ais Nous -ions
Tu -ais Vous -iez
Il -ait Ils -aient

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2
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Irregular

A

Être:

Étais Étions
Étais Étiez
Était Étaient

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3
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Used to express…

A

1) repeated or habitual actions of the past
2) description in the past (background of a story.
3) to describe what was going on when another event happened.

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4
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Translation

A

Was, were, used to

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5
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To form the imperfect tense…

A

1) Take the “nous form” of present tense.
2) Take off the -ons.
3) Add endings.

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