LEARNING OBJECTIVES : This powerpoint will teach you how: To form the imperfect tense

1. The IMPERFECT Tense • LEARNING OBJECTIVES: • This powerpoint will teach you how: • To form the imperfect tense • To use the imperfect tense • To improve the quality of imperfect sentences

2. The IMPERFECT Tense The IMPERFECT tense is used to talk about what you: USED TO DO

3. The IMPERFECT Tense Foundation Let’s take “jouer” Example: 1.Take the present tense of the verb in the “NOUS” form. 2. Take off the “-ONS” Nous jouons Add the followingending: ais Je jouais- I used to play jou

4. The IMPERFECT Tense Some examples… J’allais chez ma tante I used to go to my aunt’s house We used to go on holiday to France Nous allions en vacances en France I did not use to like to go to school Je n’aimaispas aller à l’école Je ne faisais jamais mes devoirs I never used to do my homework Je voulais être prof de français I used to want to be a teacher My teachers used to say that I was….. Mes profs disaient que j’étais…..

5. The IMPERFECT Tense IMPROVE YOUR WORK There are three ways to improve your Imperfect Tense sentences : 1 ADVERBS OF TIME Say when you do something by using one of the following adverbs of time :

6. The IMPERFECT Tense Examples So, let’s use some of the earlier sentences together with an adverb of time & frequency to improve our Imperfect sentences Chaque semaine j’allais chez ma tante Every week I used to go to my aunt’s house Le weekend je ne faisais pas mes devoirs At the weekend I never used to do my homework Quand j’étais jeune je voulais être prof de français When I was young I used to want to be a French teacher Dans le passé je n’aimais pas aller à l’école In the past I did not use to like going to school

7. The IMPERFECT Tense IMPROVE YOUR WORK 2 TALK ABOUT A DIFFERENT PERSON Talk about somebody else (your sister, your friend, etc) Je -ais Tu -ais Il -ait Elle -ait On -ait Nous -ions Vous -iez Ils -aient Elles -aient You will need to add these endings:

8. Let’s take “jouer” Higher Example: 1.Take the present tense of the verb in the “NOUS” form. 2. Take off the “-ONS” Nous jouons 3. Add the endings: Je jouais - I used to play Tu jouais - You used to play (s) Il jouait - He used to play Elle jouait - Sheused to play On jouait - One used to play Nous jouions - Weused to play Vous jouiez - You used to play (pl) Ils jouaient - Theyused to play (m) Elles jouaient - Theyused to play (f) jou

9. Formation * Take the present tense of the verb in the “NOUS” form. * Take off the “-ONS” * Add the following endings: Je -AIS Tu -AIS Il / elle / on -AIT Nous -IONS Vous -IEZ Ils / elles -AIENT

10. The IMPERFECT Tense Examples So, let’s use some of the earlier sentences and change a different person to improve our Imperfect sentences ilallait Chaque semaine j’allais chez ma tante sa Every week He used to go to his aunt’s house elleétudait Le weekend j’étudais le français At the weekend She used to study French

11. The IMPERFECT Tense IMPROVE YOUR WORK 3 SAY WHY YOU USED TO DO SOMETHING You will need to use: C’ÉTAIT + adjective = it was + adjective

12. The IMPERFECT Tense IMPROVE YOUR LANGUAGE 1. J’allais chez ma tante souvent car c’était amusant. 1. I used to go to my aunt’s house because it was fun. 2. Je n’aimais pas aller à l’école car c’était trop difficile. 2. I didn’t used to like to go to school because it was too difficult.

13. The IMPERFECT Tense Can you put this all together? + + 1 2 3 Say when Different person Say why To make a HIGHER LEVEL sentence

14. The IMPERFECT Tense 2 Different person Higher 3 Why 1 When Le weekend, elle visitait le musée de Liverpool car c’était intéressant. At the weekends, she used to visit the Liverpool museum because it was interesting.

15. The IMPERFECT Tense REMEMBER!! Once you have learnt this tense, you can use it to talk about ANY GCSE topic: • LIFESTYLE Health / Relationships & Choices • LEISURE Free Time & Media / Holidays • HOME & ENVIRONMENT Home & Local Area / Environment • WORK & EDUCATION School & Future Plans / Current & Future Jobs

16. Je……+ nous jouons + ais

17. The IMPERFECT Tense QUICK QUIZ How much you have remembered ?

18. The IMPERFECT Tense • LIFESTYLE Health / Relationships & Choices Je mangeais des salades I used to eat salads Je faisais du jogging I used to go jogging Je partageais ma chambre avec ma soeur I used to share my bedroom with my sister Je visitais ma grand-mère I used to visit my grandmother

19. The IMPERFECT Tense 2. LEISURE Free Time & Media / Holidays Je jouais au foot I used to play football Je faisais de l’équitation I used to do horse-riding J’allais à Espagne I used to go to Spain Je visitais le show de danse flamenco I used to visit the Flamenco Show

20. The IMPERFECT Tense 3. HOME & ENVIRONMENT Home & Local Area / Environment Je mangeais au McDo I used to eat at McDonalds Je récevais beaucoup des cadeaux I used to receive lots of presents Je prenais une douche I used to take a shower J’allais beaucoup en ville I used to go to town a lot

21. The IMPERFECT Tense 4. WORK & EDUCATION School & Future Plans / Current & Future Jobs J’étudiais beaucoup I used to study hard J’allais au collège à pied I used to walk to school Je travaillais dans un supermarché I used to work in a supermarket Je voulais aller à l’université I used to want to go to university

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23. The IMPERFECT Tense Adverbs of time / Openers Chaquesemaine - every week Le week-end - at the weekend Dans le passé - in the past Quandj’étais petite - when I was small Quandj’étaisjeune - when I was young How many of your own sentences can you make using the following tables to help you? Verb in the Imperfect Tense Je visitais ma grand-mère - I used to visit my grandmother J’allais au cinéma - I used to go to the cinema Je jouais au volley - I used to play volley ball Je faisais de l’équitation - I used to do horse-riding Je mangeais au McDo - I used to eat at McDonalds J’allais beaucoup en ville - I used to go to town a lot Je ne faisais pas mes devoirs - I did not use to do my homework Reasons Parcequec’était / car c’était - because it was génial / chouette / extra - great / brilliant amusant / drôle - fun intéressant - interesting ennuyeux - boring

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