French Test

Question 1

What is the main use of the imparfait tense?

Answer 1

To describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

Question 2

How do you form the imparfait of regular verbs?

Answer 2

Drop the -ons from the ‘nous’ form of the present tense and add the imparfait endings.

Question 3

What are the imparfait endings?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Conjugate ‘parler’ in the imparfait.

Answer 4

je parlais, tu parlais, il/elle/on parlait, nous parlions, vous parliez, ils/elles parlaient

Question 5

Conjugate ‘finir’ in the imparfait.

Answer 5

je finissais, tu finissais, il/elle/on finissait, nous finissions, vous finissiez, ils/elles finissaient

Question 6

Conjugate ‘vendre’ in the imparfait.

Answer 6

je vendais, tu vendais, il/elle/on vendait, nous vendions, vous vendiez, ils/elles vendaient

Question 7

Give an example sentence using the imparfait to describe a past state of being.

Answer 7

J’étais fatigué hier. (I was tired yesterday.)

Question 8

Give an example sentence using the imparfait to describe a past habit.

Answer 8

Je mangeais des céréales tous les matins. (I used to eat cereal every morning.)

Question 9

What is the imparfait used for in descriptions?

Answer 9

To describe people, places, or things in the past.

Question 10

How do you form the imparfait of ‘être’?

Answer 10

Based on the stem ‘ét-‘ + imparfait endings

Question 11

Conjugate ‘être’ in the imparfait.

Answer 11

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

Question 12

How is imparfait used with ‘si’ clauses?

Answer 12

To describe what would happen if something else were true.

Question 13

How can the imparfait be translated to English?

Answer 13

‘Used to,’ ‘was/were -ing,’ or a simple past tense depending on the context.

Question 14

What is one common irregular verb that has a special stem in the imparfait?

Answer 14

faire → fais-

Question 15

What does the acronym WATERS stand for in relation to the imparfait?

Answer 15

Weather, Age, Time, Emotion, Repetition, Setting.

Question 16

How is the imparfait used to describe the weather?

Answer 16

To describe what the weather was like.

Question 17

Fill in the blank: The imparfait is used to express _______ in the past.

Answer 17

ongoing actions

Question 18

True or False: The imparfait is used to describe completed actions in the past.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

List three uses of the imparfait.

Answer 19

• Describing ongoing actions
• Describing habitual actions
• Describing past states of being

Question 20

What is the imparfait ending for ‘nous’ in the first person plural?

Answer 20

-ions

Question 21

Conjugate ‘manger’ in the imparfait.

Answer 21

je mangeais, tu mangeais, il/elle/on mangeait, nous mangions, vous mangiez, ils/elles mangeaient