The imparfait can be translated several ways into English.

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The imparfait can be translated several ways into English.

The imparfait is used to talk about actions that took place repeatedly or habitually during an unspecified period of time.

To form the imparfait, drop the -ons ending from the nous form of the present tense and replace it with these endings.

Verbs whose infinitives end in -ger add an e before all endings of the imparfait except in the nous and vous forms. Verbs whose infinitives end in -cer change c to ç before all endings except in the nous and vous forms.

Note that the nous and vous forms of infinitives ending in -ier contain a double i in the imparfait.

The imparfait is used for description, often with the verb être, which is irregular in this tense.

Note the imperfect forms of these expressions.

Essayez! Choisissez la réponse correcte pour compléter les phrases. 1.Muriel (réservais/réservait) une chambre en ville. 2.Vous (partageait/partagiez) une chambre avec un autre étudiant. 3.Nous (écrivait/écrivions) beaucoup à nos amis. 4.Il y (avait /était) un bon restaurant au premier étage. 5.Il (neigeait /fallait) mettre le chauffage (heat) quand il (faisaient /faisait) froid. 6.Qu’est-ce que tu (faisait / faisais) à la plage? 7.Vous (lisiez/lisaient) beaucoup avant? 8.Nous (étaient /étions) trois dans la petite chambre.