Formation and Usage
When would you use the imperfect tense (l'imparfait)?
To describe past actions, habits, or conditions that were ongoing or incomplete at a moment in the past.
What is the French imperfect tense conjugation of "manger" when talking about in second person singular
Tu mangeais
In French, how do you say "I was playing" in the imparfait?
Je jouais
Which verb is the only irregular verb in the imperfect tense?
être
What do you do first to the stem for regular verbs in the imperfect tense?
Take the present nous form of the verb, take off the -ons and add imperfect endings.
What is the conjugation of the verb "être" for "il/elle/on" in the imparfait?
Il/elle/on était
How would you say "We used to eat" in French using the imparfait
Nous mangions
What is the conjugation of the verb "être" for first person singular in the imparfait
J'étais
How would you differentiate between the use of the imparfait and passé composé in a sentence describing a past event with an ongoing action and a specific completed action?
Use the imparfait for the ongoing action and the passé composé for the specific completed action. For example: "Je lisais un livre quand elle a appelé" (I was reading a book when she called).
What is the imparfait tense conjugation of "dormir" for the vous form?
Vous dormiez
Translate this sentence to French using the imparfait: "She was watching TV while I was cooking."
Elle regardait la télé pendant que je cuisinais.
What is the conjugation for "avoir" for the nous form?
Nous avions
What is the rule for choosing between the imparfait and the passé composé when describing a past event with both an ongoing action and an interrupting action?
Use the imparfait for the ongoing action and the passé composé for the interrupting action. So both lol
Which verb is the only irregular verb in the imparfait, and what is its conjugation for "nous"?
The verb "être" is the only irregular verb - Étions
Translate the following sentence using the imparfait: "While they were playing soccer, it started to rain."
Pendant qu'ils jouaient au football, il a commencé à pleuvoir.
How does the formation of the imparfait differ for reflexive verbs, and provide the conjugation of the reflexive verb "se réveiller" for the second person singular?
You need to include the reflexive pronoun that agrees with the subject. So the conjugation is "tu te réveillais"
How do you write simultaneous past actions in the imparfait?
Use the imparfait for both actions (like "Pendant que je travaillais, elle étudiait.").
Conjugate the verb "prendre" in the imperfect tense for all subject pronouns
Je prenais, tu prenais, il/elle/on prenait, nous prenions, vous preniez, ils/elles prenaient.
How would you say "While you were sleeping, I was working"?
Pendant que tu dormais, je travaillais.
Provide an example of a sentence using the irregular verb "être" in the imparfait
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