L'Imparfait

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L'Imparfait
Une leçon par Mme Gareau
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Quest-ce que cest, limparfait?
Limparfait and le passé composé are both past
tenses. Unlike the passé composé, the past
imperfect tense (limparfait) is used to describe
an incident in the past which occurred over a
duration of time, or a state of being, which can
not be confined to a definite time.
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How to conjugate verbs in limparfait
          1--Take the 1st personne plural form
of the verb (nous). ex Nous avons, nous
aimons, nous finissons         2--Remove the
ons ending. ex avons av aimons
aim finissonsfiniss         3--Add the
following endings
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How to conjugate verbs in limparfait
nous
je
tu
il/elle
vous
ils
ais ais ait ions iez
aient
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How to conjugate verbs in limparfait
Now, complete the following sentences by
conjugating the appropriate verb in limparfait.
Pay special attention to the meaning of the
sentence and why, for some situations, the
imparfait is more appropriate than the passé
composé. 1. Tu (faire) _________ les vaiselles
lorsque je suis entrée dans la maison.
(You were doing the dishes.) 2. Je (être)
_________ très triste hier. I was very sad
yesterday. 3. Il y (avoir) _________ une tempête
de neige. (There was a snow storm) 4.Nous
(parler) _________ quand tu as téléphoné. (We
were talking) 5. Vous (aller) _________ au
cinéma. (You were going to the movies.)
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How to conjugate verbs in limparfait
Now, complete the following sentences by
conjugating the appropriate verb in limparfait.
Pay special attention to the meaning of the
sentence and why, for some situations, the
imparfait is more appropriate than the passé
composé.   1. Tu (faire) faisais les vaiselles
lorsque je suis entrée dans la maison.
(You were doing the dishes.) 2. Je (être)
étais très triste hier. I was very sad
yesterday. 3. Il y (avoir) avait une tempête de
neige. (There was a snow storm) 4. Nous
(parler) parlions quand tu as téléphoné. (We
were talking) 5. Vous (aller) alliez au
cinéma. (You were going to the movies)
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La fin