Imparfait is also a past tense used to make descriptions. it is also used for habitual or repeated actions. The imparfait has 2 parts; the stem is the "nous" form of a present tense verb without the "ons", and then you add the imparfait endings.
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What are some keywords to tell you if a sentence is passé composé?
They are:
soudain, tout à coup, un jour, and anything with specific time/date.
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What are the DR MRS VANDERTRAMP verbs?
They are: devenir, revenir, monter, retourner, sortir, venir, aller, naître, descendre, entrer, rentrer, tomber, rester, arriver, mourir, and partir.
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Which reflexive pronoun do you need in the infinitive form of a reflexive verb?
You need the reflexive pronoun "se" in the infinitive form of a reflexive verb
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What are the verb endings for passé composé avec avoir?
They are: er=é
ir=i
re=u
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What are the imparfait endings?
je - ais nous - ions
tu - ais vous - iez
il/elle - ait ils/elles - aient
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What are some keywords to tell you if a sentence is imparfait?
They are:
d'habitude
souvent
chaque...
toujours
weather expressions
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Pick which one isn't an irregular VANDERTRAMP verb.
a) Devenir d) Venir
b) Retourner e) Naître
c) Revenir f) Mourir
b) Retourner
This one isn't an irregular VANDERTRAMP verb.
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Do reflexive verbs talk about daily routine and grooming or not?
Yes reflexive verbs talk about daily routine and grooming.
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How would you fix this sentence to make it passé composé:
Tu ecouter de la musique.
Tu as ecouté de la musique.
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True or False: These are the imparfait forms of être and avoir.
Être Avoir
j'etais j'avais
tu etais tu avais
il/elle etait il/elle avait
nous etions nous avions
vous etiez vous aviez
ils/elles etaient ils/elles avaient
False, because of the fact that the imparfait form of être does not have any accents on it. It should be like this:
j'étais
tu étais
il/elle était
nous étions
vous étiez
ils/elles étaient
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True or False:
passé composé and imparfait are interchangeable.
False, imparfait and passé composé aren't interchangeable.
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Conjugate arriver avec nous.
Nous arrivés
arrivées
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How do you conjugate se brosser avec passé composé?
Se Brosser
je me suis couché (e) nous nous sommes couchés (e)
tu t'es couché (e) vous vous êtes couché (e)(s)
il s'est couché ils se sont couchés
elle s'est couchée elles se sont couchées
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Of the following verbs, which one isn't an irregular verb avec avoir.
a) Devoir
b) Prendre
c) Laver
d) Croire
C) Laver
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Translate this:
When i was young, i ate baby food.
Translation in French:
Quand j'étais jeune, je mangeais la nourriture pour bébés.
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Is this sentence correct? Why or why not?
Nous lisions des magazines quand soudain le professeur parlait.
It isn't correct since this sentence has an interrupted action in it. Therefore, because the sentence started with imparfait it has to end in passé composé. The correct sentence is:
Nous lisions des magazines quand soudain le professeur a parlé.
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Do you need to add anything to the end of VANDERTRAMP verbs?
Yes, as a matter of fact you do. You have to add an extra letter or 2 for feminine singular, masculine plural and feminine plural. You have to think of VANDERTRAMP verbs as adjectives.
Add an "e" in f.s
Add an "s" in m.p
Add an "es" in f.p
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Name 5 reflexive verbs.
s'habiller - to get dressed
se raser - to shave
se lever - to get up
se coucher - to go to bed
se maquiller - to do your make-up
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Conjugate and translate mettre.
mettre means to put or place.
mettre conjugated is mis.
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Conjugate prendre and finir using imparfait avec elles.
prendre = nous prenons=pren= elles prenaient.
finir = nous finissons=finiss= elles finissaient.
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What's the difference between imparfait and passé composé?
The differences between passé composé and imparfait are;
- passé composé has a specific time and happens only once
- The 2 of them aren't interchangeable
- imparfait is used for habitual or repeated actions
- imparfait describes things such as weather expressions
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Is this sentence correct:
Nous sommes né au Canada.
No this sentence isn't correct since the proper ending for naître isn't there. It should be:
Nous sommes nés au Canada.
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Change the sentences from present tense to passé composé.
tu te reveille à 8h.
Max et Daniel se brossent les dents.
tu t'es reveillé à 8h.
Max et Daniel se sont brossés les dents.