The imperfect tense (Edexcel GCSE French): Flashcards
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Imperfect tense: what types of actions?
Imperfect tense: what types of actions?
Ongoing, habitual, scene-setting
Formation step 1: which present form?
Formation step 1: which present form?
nous form
Formation step 2: what to remove?
Formation step 2: what to remove?
-ons ending
Formation step 3: what to add?
Formation step 3: what to add?
Imperfect endings
Imperfect ending for je
Imperfect ending for je
-ais
Imperfect ending for il/elle/on
Imperfect ending for il/elle/on
-ait
Imperfect ending for nous
Imperfect ending for nous
-ions
Imperfect ending for ils/elles
Imperfect ending for ils/elles
-aient
Only irregular verb in imperfect
Only irregular verb in imperfect
être
Être: stem in imperfect
Être: stem in imperfect
ét-
I was (être)
I was (être)
j'étais
We were (être)
We were (être)
nous étions
They were (être)
They were (être)
ils/elles étaient
Signal words: ongoing past action
Signal words: ongoing past action
was/were + -ing
Signal words: habitual past action
Signal words: habitual past action
used to