Imparfait

J'ai mangé =

• I was eating

• I ate. 

How would you translate "When I was 16..." 

• Quand j'avons 16 ans ... 

• Quand j'étais 16 ans...

• Quand je suis 16 ans...

• Quand j'avais 16 ans...

How do you form the stem (the first half of the verb) of the imparfait in French?

Woah! That's a lot of crazy spelling to add to the end! But how many different sounds are there when you say it out loud?

• 3

• 4

• 5

What is the vous form of the verb aller in the imparfait? 

• allez

• allons

• alliez

• vais

The only irregular verb in imparfait is être. Why might this be the only one that is irregular? (Hint: Try to form the imparfait the standard way with être.)

Quand j'etais jeune, je chantais =

(check ALL possiblities) 

• When I was young, I sang once. 

• When I was young, I was always singing/ I sang a lot. 

• When I was young, I used to sing.

I called you (once) = 

• Je t'appelais 

• Je t'ai appelé

How would we translate her sentence, "I used to learn French?"

• J'apprenons le français.

• J'apprenais le français.

• J'ai appris le français.

Using what you learned in this video. What is the il/elle/on form of the verb finir in the imparfait? 

• finit

• finissait

• finions

• finait