L'imparfait(Application)

When do you use the imparfait?

• You use it to say what did happen.
• You use it to say what is going to happen.
• You use it to say what was going. on in the past.
• You use it to say what is happening.

When do you NOT use the imparfait?

• to say what is going on
• to describe the past
• to talk about a repeated action in the past
• to describe a habit of the past

What is NOT a translation of the imparfait?

• did
• was
• were
•  used to

How do you form the imparfait?

• Drop the -ez from the vous form of any present tense verb.
• Drop the -ons from the nous form of any present tense verb.
• Drop the -es from the tu form of any present tense verb.
• Drop the -e from the Je form of any present tense verb.

which is NOT an ending for the imparfait?

• ions
• ez
• aient
• ais

what is the only irregular stem in the imperfect?

• faire
• aller
• avoir
• être

avoir-nous

•  avons
• avions
• aviez
• avait

être-ils

• était
• étaient
• sommait
• sommaient

pouvoir-je

• peux
• pouvais
• pouvons
• pouvait

aller-on

• allions
• allait
• allais
• va