imparfait
what's the first thing you have to do to conjugate a verb in the imparfait?
start with the present tense of nous
translate: i had a dog
j'avais une chien
which tense answers the question, "what happened?"
passé composé
Nous / être
Nous étions
I used to go/ I went / I was going
j'allais
translate: j'avais deux ou trois livres
i had 2 or 3 books
What question does imparfait answer
what was happening, what were the conditions, what used to happen?
Vous / jouer
Vous jouiez
Comment dit-on "elle avait" en anglais
she had
Répondez: Qui étudiait hier soir à 19h00 ? (answer us)
Nous étudiions hier soir à 19h00.
Quelle est la difference entre imparfait et passe compose?
Both describe the past. PC tells what was happening and passé composé tells what happened.
Elles / Choisir
Elles choisissaient
comment dit-on "you liked the dress"
tu aimais le robe
We used to leave early.
Nous partions tôt.
conjugate in imparfait: tu / écrire
tu écrivais
Il / prendre
Il prenait
translate: We used to finish the books. You (pl) used to write the books.
nous finissions les livres et vous écriviez les livres
Translate this up on the board: I was eating and you (plural) were eating.
Je mangeais et vous mangiez.
Translate on board: Calvin was starting and his friends were finishing.
Calvin commençait et ses amis finissaient.
They were having a snack and we were drinking water.
Ils prenaient un goûter et nous buvions de l'eau.