Imperfect Verbs Flashcards

(12 cards)

1
Q

TO SPEAK

A
parler:
Je parlais
tu parlais
il...parlait
nous parlions
vous parliez
ils..parlaient
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2
Q

To make or To do

A
Faire:
je faisais
tu faisais
il...faisait
nous faisions
vous faisiez
ils...faisaient
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3
Q

To take

A
Prendre:
Je prenais
tu prenais
il...prenait
nous prenions
vous preniez
ils...prenaient
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4
Q

To be

A
etre:
j'etais  
t'etais
il...etait
nous etions
vous etiez
ils...etaient

(don’t forget the accent on the first e!)

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5
Q

To eat

A
manger:
je mangeais
tu mangeais
il...mangeait
nous mangions
vous mangiez
ils...mangeaient
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6
Q

to begin

A
commencer:
je commencais
tu commencais
il...commencait
nous commencions
vous commenciez
ils...commencaient

don’t forget the cedilla on the letter c!

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7
Q

how do you say “there was” in the imperfect

A

il y a (present tense) becomes il y avait

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8
Q

how do you say it was raining in the imperfect?

A

il pleuvait

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9
Q

how do you say it was snowing in the imperfect?

A

il neigeait

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10
Q

Translate: We wanted to to go on vacation.

A

Nous voulions partir en vacances.

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11
Q

Translate: She was supposed to arrive at seven o’clock.

A

Elle devait arriver a sept heures.

accent on a in the word a

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12
Q

I often went out with friends.

A

Je sortais souvent avec des amis.

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