Imperfect Imparfait
Imparfait is used to describe events that:
Were continuous / Were happening in the background or as a description / Were habitual / Had no defined beginning or end
What register of formality should you always use when responding to an email?
Formal (VOUS)
You use futur simple to talk about things that will happen:
In a further timeframe / a longer distance in the future / As a promise
Par conséquent
Consequently / Therefore
What is the "Love Locks" tradition?
Inscribe / Engrave the initials or names of you + S/O onto a lock, attach lock to bridge, toss key into river
Name the 3 steps to conjugating the Imparfait
Step 1: Conjugate with NOUS
Step 2: Chop off -ONS
Step 3: Add endings
What word should you never use to finish a professional email? (from our vocabulary)
"Bisous" (save it for your besties)
Fix the error:
"Demain, je serais très content de te voir."
Demain, je serai très content de te voir.
Se résumer
To sum up
What is a structural concern that the locals have about the Love Locks?
They will weigh down the guardrails and compromise their integrity
Which of these is NOT an ending for the Imparfait?
-ait
-aient
-ont
-iez
-ont
What word should you always say before "Madame" or "Monsieur" in an email?
Cher / Chère
"Il y a" au futur simple:
Il y aura
Se tromper
To be mistaken / To fool oneself
What is an aesthetic concern the locals have with the Love Locks?
Bunches of locks look ugly / Locks impede view of river
"The grass was wet yesterday morning."
If translated, would you use: [Passé Composé] OR [Imparfait]
Imparfait
True or False:
"La poste" is a synonym for "email"
False; it means "post office"
On _______ (prendre) le temps de le trouver.
Prendra
Afin de
In order to / So as to
What is the name of the bridge upon which the locks have primarily been affixed?
Pont des Arts
"My mom used to make the best smoothies."
If translated, would you use: [Passé Composé] OR [Imparfait]
Imparfait
Translate:
"Suite à..."
Following... / In response to...
Francesco et Eric _____ (devoir) faire une présentation.
Devront
Désigner
To point out / To indicate
Approximately how many tonnes of locks were eventually removed from the Love Locks bridge? (range of give or take 5 will be accepted)
45 tonnes