Oui, je croyais en Père Noël quand j’étais petite. Tu croyais en Père Noël quand tu étais petite?ĭid you (informal) used to believe in Santa Claus when you were little? Yes, they used to do their homework every night. Oui, elles faisaient leurs devoirs chaque nuit. Adapt:Įlles faisaient leurs devoirs chaque nuit?ĭid they (feminine) used to do their homework every night? She used to sell her books at the end of every semester. We used to study in the library every Monday.Įlle vendait ses livres à la fin de chaque semestre. Nous étudiions dans la bibliothèque chaque lundi. Were you (informal) a well-behaved child? They (feminine) used to sing in the choir. You all used to build sand castles at the beach. Vous bâtissiez des châteaux de sable à la plage. I had / used to have many friends in high school. Here are some common verbs conjugated in the Imperfect Tense! Nager : nous nageons –> nage- (NOTE: Drop the stem’s -e in the Imperfect vous form) Manger : nous mangeons –> mange- (NOTE: Drop the stem’s -e in the Imperfect vous form) Here’s a list of the most common irregular stems:Ĭonnaître : nous connaissons –> connaiss. Imperfect (Imparfait) Tense Endings for ALL VerbsĪny irregular stems that occur in the nous form of the Present Tense will carry over into the Imperfect Tense. There is only one irregular verb in the Imperfect tense, and that’s the verb ÊTRE. (And sounds odd, too, because you have to pronounce each letter ‘i’ individually.) This isn’t irregular – it just looks odd. Verbs that end in -ier (e.g., étudier) will end up with a double ‘i’ in the Imperfect nous and vous forms. It’s very easy to conjugate in the Imperfect (l’Imparfait) Tense, as long as you know your Present Tense conjugations! Just take the nous form of the Present Tense, drop the -ons ending, and then add the appropriate ending from the chart below. In French sentences, you choose which past tense you use depending on the meaning you wish to convey.Ĭlick here for an overview of the Imperfect Tense.Ĭlick here for an overview of the Passé Composé (past perfect tense).Ĭlick here for an overview of the Passé Composé vs. When speaking about the past in English, you choose which past tense to use depending on the context and the meaning you wish to convey. In French sentences, you choose which past tense you use depending on the meaning you wish to convey. La grammaire française: l’imparfait des verbes réguliers et irréguliers Your browser does not support the audio element.
Creative Commons Image via The LEAF Projectįrench Grammar: The Imperfect Tense – Regular and Irregular Verbs What are the endings of the imperfect tense in French PausePlay.
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