L’imparfait (The imperfect tense) Le Passé Composé is used to describe completed actions of specific past events.

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2 L’imparfait (The imperfect tense)

3 Le Passé Composé is used to describe completed actions of specific past events.

4 L’Imparfait is a past verb tense that is used to describe: What people or things were like Repeated or habitual actions in the past; what used to happen General conditions in the past; to tell what was going on Weather conditions

5 The imperfect can be translated as: …was/were ______(verb)______ ingor …used to ____(verb)___________

6 To form the imparfait: 1.Conjugate the verb in the present tense “nous” form. ex – regarder nous regardons 2. Drop the “-ons” to form the stem. regardons regard-

7 3. Then, add the following endings: je -ais tu -ais il/elle/on -ait nous -ions vous -iez ils/elles -aient

8 Examples: 1.écouter nous écoutons 2. stem écout

9 3. Add the following endings: j’écoutais tu écoutais il écoutais nous écoutions vous écoutiez elles écoutaient

10 Examples: Où est-ce que tu habitais avant? J’habitais à Chicago. Qu’est-ce que vous faisiez à six heures? Nous finissions nos devoirs.

11 The imperfect can be translated as: Where did you live before? I lived (used to live) in Chicago. What were you doing at 6? We were finishing our homework.

12 Irregular Stems in the Imperfect: être ét- avoir av-

13 Examples: 1. Quand j’étais jeune, ma famille habitait à la campagne. 2. Quand nous avions huit ans, ma soeur et moi, nous faisions du roller en ligne. Can you translate these into English?