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The Imperfect Tense

The Imperfect Tense. Objective: To be able to form the imperfect tense to describe events in the past. The imperfect tense, what is it?. The imperfect tense is used when:. a. Saying what something was like: C` était génial. – It was great.

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The Imperfect Tense

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  1. The Imperfect Tense

  2. Objective: To be able to form the imperfect tense to describe events in the past.

  3. The imperfect tense, what is it? The imperfect tense is used when: a. Saying what something was like: C`était génial. – It was great. b. Talking about something that used to happen regularly: Je faisais du vélo. – I used to go bike riding. c. Or talking about something that went on for a long time: J`habitais à Paris. – I used to live in Paris. d. Or something you were doing when …: Je lisais un livre quand ……

  4. How to form the imperfect tense: • Remove the –ons from the nous form of the verb in the present tense: Aller – To go Nous form = Nous allons Remove the –ons = all

  5. Find the nous form of these verbs: Nous faisons Faire = to do Nous jouons Jouer = to play Nous avons Avoir = to have Nous lisons Lire = to read Once you have found these verbs, take off the –ons. What are you left with?

  6. Now add the correct endings: Je lis Tu lis Il lis Nous lis Vous lis Ils lis ais ais ait ions iez aient

  7. Qu`est-ce que tu faisais? Je faisait les courses. Je faisaient les courses. Je faisais les courses. Je faisions les courses.

  8. Qu`est-ce qu`il faisait? Il va au parc d`attractions. Il allaient au parc d`attractions. Il alliez au parc d`attractions. Il allait au parc d`attractions.

  9. Où habitiez-vous? J`habitais à Londres. J`habitait à Londres. J`habite à Londres. J`ai habitéà Londres.

  10. Complète les phrases: au centre sportif. 1. J`all 1. J`all 2. Nous fais 2. Nous fais du ski. 3. Elle buv 3. Elle buv du coca. 4. Ils sort 4. Ils sort la poubelle. 5. J`écout 5. J`écout de la musique. 6. Tu regard la télé. 7. Vous jou 7. Vous jou au tennis.

  11. The Imperfect Tense • The imperfect is used to talk about • What something was like • What used to happen regularly or that went on for a long time • Something that you were doing, when…. • To form the imperfect tense, you go to the nous form of the verb in the present tense Nous regardons ais Je regard Tu regard Il/Elle regard Nous regard Vous regard Ils/Elles regard ais • Chop off the –ons • regard ait Add the following endings ions Exception – être - ét iez Translated as – used to or was aient

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