Imperfect Tense - IN EXAM

Question 1

What does this tense tell you

Answer 1

This tells you what was happening or describes what someone or something was like

Question 2

How would you say: I used to be, I used to play and I used to do, using the imperfect tense

Answer 2

J’étais - I used to be
Je jouais - I used to play
Je faisais - I used to do

Question 3

Give the verb endings for the imperfect tense:
Je                 
Tu                 
Il/elle             
Nous            
Vous             
Ils/elles

Answer 3

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

Question 4

How do we get the imperfect stem

Answer 4

Start with the ‘nous’ part of the Present tense
Take away the ‘ nous’ and the -ons ending. This leaves the Imperfect stem.
Add the correct ending depending on the subject of the verb.

Question 5

There are how many sets of endings for for all 3 verb types (er, re, ir)

Answer 5

There is only one set of endings for all 3 verb types (-er, -re and -ir verbs).

Question 6

Give an example on that there is only one irregular verb stem - être > été

Answer 6

j’étais, tu étais, il était, nous étions, vous étiez, ils étaient

Question 7

Note:

Answer 7

NOTE: c’était - it was
Il y avait - there was/there were
Il faisait beau - the weather was fine.