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L’IMPARFAIT

L’IMPARFAIT. TABLE DE MATIERES. Qu’est-ce que c’est que l’imparfait? Comment former l’imparfait Exemples. QU’EST-CE QUE C’EST QUE L’IMPARFAIT?. The IMPARFAIT, or imperfect, is a verb tense in the past. It allows one to: . Describe activities that people USED TO do as habit.

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L’IMPARFAIT

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  1. L’IMPARFAIT

  2. TABLE DE MATIERES • Qu’est-ce que c’est que l’imparfait? • Comment former l’imparfait • Exemples

  3. QU’EST-CE QUE C’EST QUE L’IMPARFAIT?

  4. The IMPARFAIT, or imperfect, is a verb tense in the past. It allows one to: • Describe activities that people USED TO do as habit. • Describe a state of mind or feeling. • Set a scene in the past (to describe a setting rather than a specific action).

  5. Notice the distinction between the use of the imparfait and that of the PASSÉ COMPOSÉ. The P. C. is used to relate specific actions that have been finished. The imparfait relates non-specific actions that were ongoing or habitual. The imparfait also relates past states and descriptions that are NOT specific actions.

  6. COMMENT FORMER L’IMPARFAIT

  7. To write a verb in the imparfait, follow these steps: • Conjugate the verb in the NOUS form of the present tense. • Take off the -ONS. What is left is the front stem. • Add these back stems: • JE --> -AIS NOUS --> -IONS • TU --> -AIS VOUS --> -IEZ • ELLE --> -AIT ILS --> -AIENT

  8. Exemple: FAIRE NOUS FAISONS remove -ONS JE FAISAIS I used to make/do TU FAISAIS you … IL FAISAIT he … NOUS FAISIONS we … VOUS FAISIEZ you all, you (formal) … ELLES FAISAIENT they (f.) …

  9. Exemple: AVOIR NOUS AVONS remove -ONS J’AVAIS TU AVAIS ON AVAIT NOUS AVIONS VOUS AVIEZ ILS AVAIENT

  10. The only verb that does not follow the rule about taking the front stem of the NOUS form is ÊTRE. Its front stem is ÉT-. J’ÉTAIS TU ÉTAIS ELLE ÉTAIT NOUS ÉTIONS VOUS ÉTIEZ ILS ÉTAIENT

  11. EXEMPLES

  12. Mettez la bonne forme du verbe à l’imparfait. Quand j’________ (être) jeune, ma mère me ________ (demander) d’aider dans la maison. Nous _________(travailler) bien ensemble. Je _________ (finir) mes responsabilités vers huit heures du soir.

  13. Écrivez ces phrases en français. It was nice outside. It was 4:00 in the afternoon. I was thirsty. The grocery store wasn’t far. I drank a bottle of Mountain Dew.

  14. Solutions Quand j’étais jeune, ma mère me demandait … Nous travaillions … Je finissais ...

  15. It was nice outside. Il faisait beau. It was 4:00 in the afternoon. Il était quatre heures de l’après-midi. I was thirsty. J’avais soif. The grocery store wasn’t far. Le supermarché n’était pas loin. I drank a bottle of Mountain Dew. J’ai bu une bouteille de M. D. (passé composé -- specific action!)

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