A key word in English that usually means the sentence will be in L'imparfait.
Were/Was
Fill In The Blank
Nous _____ (venir) d'arriver.
Nous venons d'arriver.
Say in French:
He was writing.
Il lisait.
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Vous _____ (jouer) semaine dernier.
Vous avez joué semaine dernier.
Venir
Say In French
Im coming from my house.
Je viens chez moi.
Say In French:
You've been playing games for 2 hours.
Tu jouait jeu video pendant deux heures.
Say In French:
They studied for twenty minutes.
Ils sont etudié pendant vingt minuets.
Say In French:
He just took out the trash.
Il vient de sortir la poubelle.
This verb must agree with the subject in Passe Compose
Etre
Say In French:
You guys were driving for an hour.
Vous conduisiez pendant un heure.
Fill In The Blank:
Elle ____ (montrer) l'escaliers.
Elle est montée l'escaliers.
Say In French
I just came home twenty minutes ago.
Je viens de rentrer il y a vingt minuets.
Say In French:
They have been studying since 4 o'clock.
Ils etudient depuis 16h.
Fill The Blank In The Proper Tense
Vous _____ (revenir) apres le jeu hier.
Vous êtes revenirs apres le jeu hier.
(Passe Compoe)
Say In French
We rested yesterday night.
Nous sommes resté hier nuit.
Say In French:
My friends just arrived. They came from Plum.
Mes amis viennent d'arriver. Ils ont venus a Plum.
Say In French:
We have been reading since 2 o'clock.
Nous lisons depuis 14h.
Say In French
Im going to go to the store.
Je vais aller a la magasin.