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Leçon 12: L’imparfait

Leçon 12: L’imparfait. FREN 120. A few quick notes about material from the chapter before getting started…. Tu fais quoi comme travail?. Basic rules of describing work: 1) If the noun is unmodified (you aren’t describing it further), you do not need an article. Il est medecin .

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Leçon 12: L’imparfait

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  1. Leçon 12: L’imparfait FREN 120

  2. A few quick notes about material from the chapter before getting started…

  3. Tufais quoi comme travail? • Basic rules of describing work: 1) If the noun is unmodified (you aren’t describing it further), you do not need an article. • Il estmedecin. • Ellessontétudiantes. 2) If the noun is modified (you are describing it further), you DO need an article. - Il est un medecin intelligent. - Ellessont des étudiantesparasseuses. 3) If you use “c’est” or the plural “cesont”, you always need an article. - C’estunesecretaire. - Cesont des secretairestravailleuses. *NOTE: Pay attention to the use of INDEFINITE articles (un/une/des). As always, they mean one or some, while the use of DEFINITE articles (le/la/les) means a very specific thing. (Il est le medecin de mes parents.)

  4. Tufais quoi comme travail? • A quick note about women in business: • In traditional French, there are very few variations of masculine professions for women. • Elle estmedecin. (medecin is always masculine) • NOT elleestmedecine. • Elle estsecretaire. (secretaire is always feminine) • There is some debate and change happening, especially in Canadian French, but stick to the traditional rules. • Angela Merkel est la présidentefédérale de l'Unionchrétienne-démocrated'Allemagne (changed to the feminine) • MAIS elleestaussichancelierfédéral (remains masculine)

  5. When To Use the Imparfait(and when not to)

  6. Imparfait or Passé Composé? Imparfait Passé Composé Passé Composé Imparfait Imparfait Passé Composé Imparfait Passé Composé Imparfait Imparfait Imparfait • Because I forgot my raincoat… • …I returned home in cab. • She ate at the restaurant. • My brother moves the car on Tuesdays. • While I read my book… • The doorbell rang. • He was so good looking. • I parked the car, made dinner and called you. • It was a cold and rainy night. • When I was a little girl… • I watched Mary Poppins everyday.

  7. Imparfaitou Passé Composé? • Hier, il _____________(décider) de vendreses tableaux. • La mère de Cendrillon ___________ (mourir) quandelle ________(avoir) six ans. • Elle __________ (savoir) cepoème par coeur. • Mon frère ___________ (avoir) cinqansquandil ____________ (commencer) l’écoleprimaire. • Hélène _____________ (vouloir) retourner en France, mais je lui a demandé de rester. a décidé (PC) estmorte (PC) avait (IMP) savait (IMP) avait (IMP) a commencé(PC) voulait (IMP)

  8. aivu(PC) faisaient (IMP) esttombé (PC) • Je _________ (voir) ce film hier. • Ils ___________ (faire) les achats le lundi. • Mon cousin ____________ (tomber). • Ma grand-mère _____________ (retourner) en Suèdequandelle __________ (avoir) 94 ans. • Je ___________ (écouter) la radio quandtu ____________ (téléphoner). • Son père __________ (partir) ily a trois ans. • Qui ____________ (voler) ma voiture? • Nous ____________ (visiter) le musée le samedi, saufquandil __________ (pleuvoir) estretournée (PC) avait (IMP) écoutais (IMP) as téléphoné (PC) estparti (PC) a volé (PC) visitions (IMP) pleuvait (IMP)

  9. a écrit (PC) suis pas allée (PC) • Paul McCartney __________ (ecrire) la chanson, “Let It Be”. • Je ne ___________ (aller, pas) au Louvre. • Il ne ____________ (venir, pas) àl’heure. • Il ne ____________ (venir, jamais) àl’heure. • Je __________ (avoir) peur des araignées. • Marie ____________ (essayer) deuxfois. • Je __________ (regarder) la Tour Eiffel plusieursfois. • Il ___________ (être) unefois. • Ernest Hemingway _________ (naître) aux Etats-Unis. est pas venu (PC) venaitjamais (IMP) avais (IMP) a essayé (PC) airegardé (PC) était (IMP) estné (PC)

  10. Forming the Imparfait

  11. It all begins with nous… Step One: Conjugate the verb into it’s present tense “nous” form. Aimer – nous aimons Parler – nous parlons Prendre – nous prenons Aller – nous allons Avoir – nous avons Vendre - nous vendons

  12. It all begins with nous… Step Two: Remove the ending “-ons”. Aimer – aimons Parler – parlons Prendre – prenons Aller – allons Avoir – avons Vendre - nous vendons

  13. It all begins with nous… Step Three: Add the correct imperfect endings. Aimer – j’aimais Parler – tuparlais Prendre – ilparlait Aller – nous allions Avoir – vousaviez Vendre - ilsvendaient

  14. It all begins with nous… • Verbs that end in –cer add a cedilla to the “c” before an ending that begins with a. commencer

  15. It all begins with nous… • Verbs that end in –ger add an “e” before an ending that begins with an “a”. Manger

  16. Le problème de être The verb être is the only verb with an irregular imperfect stem, meaning it cannot be derived from “nous”.

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