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The Imparfait

The Imparfait. Imperfect Past Tense. Quand j’étais petit…. Le bon vieux temps…. Imparfait is used to tell how things were, or what used to happen repeatedly in the past P assé composé is more used for one time events, and imparfait for situations or ongoing or repeated actions

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The Imparfait

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  1. The Imparfait Imperfect Past Tense Quandj’étais petit…

  2. Le bon vieux temps…. • Imparfait is used to tell how things were, or what used to happen repeatedly in the past • Passé composéis more used for one time events, and imparfait for situations or ongoing or repeated actions • Some examples…..

  3. Imparfaitou passé composé? 1 3 4 2 7 5 6 8

  4. Comment? • I. Habitual actions or states of beingQuandj'étais petit, nous allions à la plagechaquesemaine.When I was young, we used to go to the beach every week. • II. Physical and emotional descriptions: time, weather, age, feelingsIl était midi et ilfaisait beau.It was noon and the weather was nice.

  5. III. Actions or states of an unspecified durationJe faisais la queue parcequej'avaisbesoin de billets.I stood in line because I needed tickets. • IV. Background information in conjunction with the passé composéJ'étais au marché et j'aiacheté des pommes.I was at the market and I bought some apples. • V. Wishes or suggestionsAh ! Si j'étais riche !Oh, if only I were rich!

  6. VI. Conditions in si clausesSi j'avais de l'argent, j'irais avec toi.If I had some money, I would go with you. • VII. The expressions être en train de and venir de in the pastJ'étais en train de faire la vaisselle.I was (in the process of) doing the dishes.Il venaitd'arriver.He had just arrived.

  7. Conjugation • To conjugate, drop the ons ending from the nous form for the stem • Add the endings: ais, ais,ait, ions, iez, aient • Only verb with irregular stem is être=ét

  8. Examples • Avoir- to have….nous avons J’ avais nous avions Tuavaisvousaviez Il, elle, on avaitils, ellesavaient • Danser – to dance…nous dansons Je dansais nous dansions Tudansaisvousdansiez Il, elle, on dansaitils, elles, dansaient • À toi! Choose a verb, and do one of your own, following the model.

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