L'imparfait

What is the imparfait used to describe?

• incomplete/continuous/habitual actions in the past
• completed, one-time actions in the past
• incomplete/continuous/habitual actions in the present
• completed, one-time actions in the present

How do you get the stem for the imparfait?

• Drop the infinitive ending

• Drop the -ons from the nous form in the present

• Add an -ons to the infinitive

Which verb is irregular in the imparfait?

• aller
• faire
• être
• comprendre

Hier, j' ....... (être) malade. 

• était
• étions
• avais
• étais

The translation of the following sentence is:

Tous les jours je nageais.

• Every day I swam.

• Every day I was swimming/I used to swim

Quand j'étais petite, je jouais au parc. = When I was little, I used to play in the park.

This is a correct translation.

• yes

• no

Which verb is NOT in the imparfait?

• Commençait

• Avais

• Allaient

• Mettons

True or false: The imparfait is used to talk about things like the weather in the past.

• true

• false

The ______ is used for things that you did repeatedly in the past, like habits and routines.

• imparfait

• passé composé

True or false: the imparfait is used for an action that started and finished in the past (happened one time)

• false

• true