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L’imparfait

L’imparfait. There are two forms of the past in French. You have already learned the passé composé . The other form is l’imparfait. L’imparfait. You start with the nous form of a verb You drop the – ons ending. Chanter : nous chantons : The stem you will use is “chant”.

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L’imparfait

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  1. L’imparfait

  2. There are two forms of the past in French. • You have already learned the passé composé. • The other form is l’imparfait.

  3. L’imparfait • You start with the nous form of a verb • You drop the –ons ending. • Chanter: nous chantons: • The stem you will use is “chant”

  4. Les terminaisons nous ions vousiez ilsaient elles • je ais • tuais • ilait • elle • on

  5. chantions chantiez chantaient • chantais • chantais • chantait

  6. You use l’imparfait when you are: • setting the scene • describing something • talking about habitual or repeated actions • the action has no real beginning or ending

  7. They were working. • Ilstravaillaient. • She was finishing. • Elle finissait. • We were giving the book back. • Nous rendions le livre.

  8. There are three irregulars: • êtreét • falloirilfallait • pleuvoirilpleuvait

  9. cer and ger verbs • -cer verbs will add the ç in all forms except the nous and vous! • This is different than the present. • -ger verbs will add the - e in all forms except the nous and vous!

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