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USE: The imparfait (imperfect) tense tells how things were or what used to happen repeatedly in the past.
KEY PHRASES: Every = tout / tous / toute / toutes Everyday = tous les jours Every Monday = tous les lundis
KEY PHRASES: Each = chaque Each summer = chaque été Each year = chaque année
Par Exemple: When I was little… I liked to play with dolls every day. I went to the beach each summer.
LE PASSÉ COMPOSÉ Le passé composé is the tense we use to talk about single events in the past.
KEY PHRASES: One day = Un jour One time = Une fois Yesterday = Hier Last night = Hier soir This weekend = Ce weekend Last week = La semaine dernière
I broke my arm when I was five. I celebrated my 10 th birthday at Pizza Hut. I went to Ocean City, MD with my cousin in I went to the mall last night.
Imparfait ou Passé Composé? I liked to go fishing with my dad every summer. I got glasses in first grade. My 5 th grade teacher was really nice. I didn’t like roller coasters when I was younger. My brother was born on October 29 th, My cat died when I was 10.
How is it formed? Conjugate the verb in the nous form to find the stem. Aimer = nous aimons Drop the –ons Add the new endings aisions aisiez aitaient
How is it formed? Aimer – to like J’aimaisNousaimions TuaimaisVousaimiez ilaimaitilsaimaient
Try it! Aller
Try it! Aller Nous allons J’allaisNousallions TuallaisVousalliez ilallaitilsallaient
Try it! Faire
Try it! Faire Nous faisons JefaisaisNousfaisions TufaisaisVousfaisiez ilfaisaitilsfaisaient
One Irregular Stem Être Nous sommes = ét-
One Irregular Stem Être Nous sommes = ét- j’étaisnousétions tuétaisvousétiez ilétaitilsétaient
-GER Verbs Manger Nous mangeons Keep the extra “e” in everything but the nous and vous forms. JemangeaisNousmangions TumangeaisVousmangiez IlmangeaitIlsmangeaient
Try it! Voyager Nous voyageons Keep the extra “e” in everything but the nous and vous forms.
Try it! Voyager Nous voyageons Keep the extra “e” in everything but the nous and vous forms. JevoyageaisNousvoyagions TuvoyageaisVousvoyagiez IlvoyageaitIlsvoyageaient
-CER Verbs Commencer Nous commençons Keep the “ç” in everything but the nous and vous forms. JecommençaisNouscommencions TucommençaisVouscommenciez IlcommençaitIlscommençaient
Try it! Avancer Nous avançons Keep the “ç” in everything but the nous and vous forms.
-CER Verbs Avancer Nous avançons Keep the “ç” in everything but the nous and vous forms. JeavançaisNousavancions TuavançaisVousavanciez IlavançaitIlsavançaient