Forming Passé
Forming Imparfait
Passé ou Imparfait
Uses
Miscelaneous
100
To form the Past Participle of the passé composé for a regular -er verb, you drop the "er" and add...
é
100
(True or False) The ending in the imperfect is the same for je and tu.
True. They are both -ais
100
It was twelve o'clock
Imparfait: Il était 12 heures
100
(True or False) Imparfait describes instances, like a "snapshot"
False
100
(Passé ou Imparfait) When I was little, I used to play with dolls.
Imparfait
200
To form the Past Participle of the passé composé for a regular -ir verb, you drop the "ir" and add...
i
200
(True or False) The first step for putting verbs in the imparfait is conjugating the verb into the vous form.
False, you conjugate it into the nous form.
200
I got on the train.
Passé Composé
200
(True or False) Passé Composé is used to describe repeated events, like a video camera
False
200
(True or False) The ending in imparfait for vous is -ions.
False, it is -iez.
300
To form the Past Participle of the passé composé for a regular -re verb, you drop the "re" and add...
u
300
When putting -ger verbs in the imparfait, you keep the -e for all conjugations except... (like manger, nager or ranger)
Nous and vous
300
The teacher entered the classroom.
Passé Composé: Le prof est entré dans la classe.
300
Which should you use when you want to describe the weather in the past
Imparfait
300
(Passé ou Imparfait) I was riding my bike until I fell off
Passé and Imparfait
400
When do you use "être" to form the passé composé ?
For verbs of motion, except être resté, être né and être mort
400
Put "finir" in the imparfait for nous.
finissions
400
When I was little, I played soccer.
Imparfait: Quand j'étais petit(e), je jouais au foot.
400
To describe the time during an event which should you use imparfait or passé composé?
Imparfait
400
What is the ending in imperfect for ils/elles?
-aient
500
Put avoir, être, and voir in the passê composê for the pronoun "Ils" (Note: these are all irregular)
Ils ont eu Ils ont été Ils ont vu
500
Translate into french, "When I was little, I had brown hair"
Quand j'étais petit(e), j'avais des cheveux bruns (ou marron)
500
It rained yesterday.
Imparfait: Hier, il pleuvait.
500
How would you say "I was watching television when my brother left" in French?
Je regardais la télé quand mon frère est parti.
500

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