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“ Have verbed, verbed, did verb” Specific action,”what you did” Completed action

“ Have verbed, verbed, did verb” Specific action,”what you did” Completed action Interrupted action Summing up, actions in a story line,”what happened”. “ Used to verb, was/were verbing, verbed, would verb in past”. Description of circumstances,characters Ongoing/Progressive action

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“ Have verbed, verbed, did verb” Specific action,”what you did” Completed action

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  1. “Have verbed, verbed, did verb” Specific action,”what you did” Completed action Interrupted action Summing up, actions in a story line,”what happened” “Used to verb, was/were verbing, verbed, would verb in past”. Description of circumstances,characters Ongoing/Progressive action Habitual/Repeated action External conditions, or circumstances of an event.(weather, time) Le Passé composé VS l'imparfait Avoir or Etre (present tense) + Past participle Nous form present tense Minus “ONS” + AIS,AIS,AIT,IONS,IEZ,AIENT Key words “Hier,un jour, samedi dernier,etc.” “Tous les jours, d’habitude, pendant etc.”

  2. FORMATION OF IMPERFECT • TAKE THE NOUS FORM OF THE PRESENT TENSE OF THE VERB • TAKE OFF THE “ONS” • ADD THE CORRECT ENDINGS:Je-AIS NOUS-IONS Tu-AIS VOUS-IEZ Il-AIT ILS-AIENT

  3. THE ONLY WEIRD ONE IS: • ÊTRE-ÉT J’étais-I was, I used to be. Quand j’étais jeune….

  4. PAR EXEMPLE…. • Prendre-Nous pren(ons) Je prenais Tu prenais Il prenais Nous prenions Vous preniez Ils prenaient

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