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L’imparfait: formation pp. 338-339. A. In French, as in English, people use different tenses to talk about the past. • The most common past tense is the PASSÉ COMPOSÉ , which you have been using. • Another frequently used past tense is the IMPERFECT , or L’IMPARFAIT.

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  1. L’imparfait: formation pp. 338-339 A In French, as in English, people use different tenses to talk about the past. • The most common past tense is the PASSÉCOMPOSÉ, which you have been using. • Another frequently used past tense is the IMPERFECT, or L’IMPARFAIT. In the French sentences below, the verbs are in the IMPERFECT. Où est-ce que tu habitais avant? Where did you live before? J’habitais à Bordeaux. I lived (used to live) in Bordeaux. Qu’est-ce que vous faisiez à six heures? What were you doing at six? Nous finissions nos devoirs. We were finishing our homework. Link to Image Continued...

  2. L’imparfait: formation pp. 338-339 A The imperfect is a simple tense. It consists of one word. It is formed as follows: IMPERFECT STEM + IMPERFECT ENDINGS For all verbs (except être) the imperfect stem is derived as follows: IMPERFECT STEM = nous-form of PRESENT minus-ons The IMPERFECT ENDINGS are the same for all verbs. Continued...

  3. nous je tu parlais parlais parlons il/elle/on parlais-tu? parlait parl- nous parlions ils/elles vous parlaient parliez je ne parlais pas est-ce que tu parlais? L’imparfait: formation pp. 338-339 A TYPE OF VERB REGULAR -er lave parler INFINITIVE IMPERFECT ENDINGS PRESENT IMPERFECT STEM -ais -ais -ait IMPERFECT -ions -iez -aient NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE Continued...

  4. nous je tu finissais finissais finissons il/elle/on finissait finiss- nous finissions vous ils/elles finissaient finissiez L’imparfait: formation pp. 338-339 A TYPE OF VERB REGULAR -ir lave finir INFINITIVE IMPERFECT ENDINGS PRESENT IMPERFECT STEM -ais -ais -ait IMPERFECT -ions -iez -aient NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE Continued...

  5. nous je tu vendais vendais vendons il/elle/on vendait vend- nous vendions vous ils/elles vendaient vendiez L’imparfait: formation pp. 338-339 A TYPE OF VERB REGULAR -re lave vendre INFINITIVE IMPERFECT ENDINGS PRESENT IMPERFECT STEM -ais -ais -ait IMPERFECT -ions -iez -aient NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE Continued...

  6. nous je tu faisais faisais faisons il/elle/on faisait fais- nous faisions vous ils/elles faisaient faisiez L’imparfait: formation pp. 338-339 A TYPE OF VERB IRREGULAR lave faire INFINITIVE IMPERFECT ENDINGS PRESENT IMPERFECT STEM -ais -ais -ait IMPERFECT -ions -iez -aient NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE Continued...

  7. L’imparfait: formation pp. 338-339 A Note how the above pattern applies to other verbs: acheter: nous achetons j’achetais manger: nous mangeons je mangeais sortir: nous sortons je sortais dormir: nous dormons je dormais lire: nous lisons je lisais écrire: nous écrivons j’écrivais prendre: nous prenons je prenais voir: nous voyons je voyais boire: nous buvons je buvais Continued...

  8. L’imparfait: formation pp. 338-339 A Note the imperfect forms of the following expressions: il y a il y avait il neige il neigeait il pleut il pleuvait Continued...

  9. The imperfect of être has an irregular stem  ét- . The endings are regular. tu étais you were il/elle/on était he/she/one was nous étions we were vous étiez you were ils/elles étaient they were L’imparfait du verbe êtrep. 340 B j’ étais I was Continued...

  10. L’imparfait du verbe êtrep. 340 B 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. Compare: IMPERFECTof être J’étais chez moi. I was at home. Alice était malade. Alice was sick. IMPERFECTof verb of action J’étudiais. I was studying. Elle regardait la télé. She was watching TV.

  11. L’usage de l’imparfait: événements habituels p. 341 C In the sentences below, people are talking about the past. On the left, they describe what they used todo regularly. On the right, they describe what they did on a particular occasion. Compare the verbs in each pair of sentences. Habituellement (Usually) … Un jour … Je regardais les matchs de foot. J’ai regardé un film. Nous allions au cinéma. Nous sommes allés à un concert. Paul sortait avec Nathalie. Il est sorti avec Nicole. Continued...

  12. L’usage de l’imparfait: événements habituels p. 341 C Although both the IMPERFECT and the PASSÉCOMPOSÉ are used to talk about the past, each has a different function. The IMPERFECT is used to describe habitual actions and conditions that existed in the past. It describes what people USED TO DO, what USED TO BE. Quand j’étais jeune, When I was young, nous habitions à la campagne. we lived (used to live) in the country. J’allais souvent à la pêche. I often used to go (would go) fishing. Continued...

  13. L’usage de l’imparfait: événements habituels p. 341 C Although both the IMPERFECT and the PASSÉCOMPOSÉ are used to talk about the past, each has a different function. The PASSÉ COMPOSÉis used to describe specific past events. It describes what people DID, what TOOK PLACE, what HAPPENED. Ma mère a acheté une voiture. My mother bought a car. Hier, nous sommes allés en ville. Yesterday we went downtown.

  14. L’usage de l’imparfait: actions progressives p. 344 D Compare the uses of the IMPERFECT and the PASSÉCOMPOSÉ in the following sentences. À sept heures, je regardais un film. At seven, I was watching a movie. Après le film, je suis sorti.After the movie, I went out. Nous attendions Marc au café. We were waiting for Marc at the café. Finalement, il est arrivé.Finally, he arrived. Continued...

  15. L’usage de l’imparfait: actions progressives p. 344 D The IMPERFECT is used to describe actions that were in progressat a certain point in time.It describes what WAS GOING ON, what people WERE DOING. À sept heures, je faisais mes devoirs. At seven, I was doing my homework. The imperfect is used to express the English construction was/were + … ing. The PASSÉ COMPOSÉis used to describe specific actions that occurred at a specific time.It describes what TOOK PLACE, what people DID. À sept heures, quelqu’un a téléphoné.At seven, someone phoned.

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