Imparfait
The imparfait is this kind of verb tense.
What is a past tense?
The passé composé has this amount of parts to it, including the subject.
(also tell me what the parts are)
What is three parts - the subject, helping verb/auxiliary verb, and the past participle.
du soleil =
du soleil = sunny
This past tense is less complex to form that the other, and is only one word.
What is the Imparfait
FINAL JEOPARDY
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The Final Jeopardy category is...
L'Imparfait
The imparfait verb is based off of verbs in this subject in the present tense, which is four letters long.
What is the nous form?
Fill in the blank:
J'___ MANGÉ HIER.
J'AI MANGÉ HIER
un orage =
un orage = a thunderstorm
True or False: The Passé Composé is used to talk about quick events, and things that usually happen once.
True
This is the only irregular verb in the Imparfait, four letters long, and is often irregular.
What is être?
The passé composé shares these two verbs as possible auxiliary/helping verbs, one of which deals with DR MRS VANDERTRAMP.
What are être and avoir?
un ouragan =
un ouragan = a hurricane
What is FINI?
DAILY DOUBLE!
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Conjugate the verb avoir in the tu form in the Imparfait.
tu avais
This is the acronym associated with the passé composé's helping verbs/auxiliary verbs, and is associated with être.
What is DR. MRS VANDERTRAMP?
What past tense is used with weather?
______ED, for completED events.
This is the acronym associated with the imparfait, consisting of two words.
What is DATE LAW?
This is the acronym associated with the passé composé's uses when writing them out.
(also, fill out the acronym)
What is CIRCLE?
Completed events
Instant events
Recent events
Chronological
Location
Emotions
What's the weather today?
What is special about using ÊTRE as your Auxiliary/Helping Verb in the Passé Composé?
The Past Participle agrees in # and gender with the subject.
ex: Elle est arrivée
Quand j'étais dix ans...
Quand j'AVAIS dix ans...
Age is the imparfait, but is used with avoir!