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The imperfect tense is a simple tense, and it consists of one word.

L’imparfait. By: Adil Mufti. The imperfect tense is a simple tense, and it consists of one word. For all verbs (except être) the imperfect stem is: The imperfect endings are all the same for all verbs. The imperfect of être has an irregular stem et- and the rest is the same.

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The imperfect tense is a simple tense, and it consists of one word.

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  1. L’imparfait By: Adil Mufti • The imperfect tense is a simple tense, and it consists of one word. • For all verbs (except être) the imperfect stem is: • The imperfect endings are all the same for all verbs. • The imperfect of être has an irregular stem et- and the rest is the same. • The imperfect of être is used to tell where people were or how they were feeling. • It is not used to describe what they were doing.

  2. Imparfait is used when… • Things you used to do • Progressive action(was/ were + ing) • Circumstances of an event • time and weather • outward appearance • emotional state of mind • external circumstances • other action in progress

  3. For Example: parler Present nous form: parlons Je parlaisNous parlions Tu parlaisVous Parliez Il/Elle parlait Ils/ Elles parlaient

  4. Quiz 1. He was doing his homework. Il faisaitses devoirs. 2. I generally arrived at nine o’clock. J’arrivaisgénéralement à neufheures. 3. She played tennis in the morning. Elle jouait au tennis le matin. 4. She was nervous. Elle étaitnerveuse. 5. We knew how to dance. Nous savionsdanser.

  5. Quiz 6. I often used to go the pool. J’allais souventàla piscine 7. You (pl) were sick. Vous étiezmalade. 8. She was watching TV. Elle regardait la télé. 9. At seven, I was watching a movie. A septheures, je regardais un film. 10. It was snowing. Il neigeait.

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