The Imparfait is used for describing the past. It describes situations in the past - such as background actions or situations.
Examples:
|
French |
English |
Statement Sentence |
Il travaillait. |
He worked. |
Negative Statement |
Il ne travaillait pas. |
He did not work. |
Question |
Est-ce qu’il travaillait? |
Did he work? |
Forms:
Regular Verb: parler - speak
| Personal Pronoun | Verb Stem |
Ending |
je |
parl |
ais |
tu |
parl |
ais |
il / elle / on |
parl |
ait |
nous |
parl |
ions |
vous |
parl |
iez |
ils / elles |
parl |
aient |
Special Form: manger - eat
| Personal Pronoun | Verb Stem |
Ending |
je |
mange |
ais |
tu |
mange |
ais |
il / elle / on |
mange |
ait |
nous |
mang |
ions |
vous |
mang |
iez |
ils / elles |
mange |
aient |
Special Form: commencer - begin
| Personal Pronoun | Verb Stem |
Ending |
je |
commenç |
ais |
tu |
commenç |
ais |
il / elle / on |
commenç |
ait |
nous |
commenc |
ions |
vous |
commenc |
iez |
ils / elles |
commenç |
aient |
Verbs without modified Verb Stem: conduire - drive
| Personal Pronoun | Verb Stem |
Ending |
je |
condui |
ais |
tu |
condui |
ais |
il / elle / on |
condui |
ait |
nous |
conduis |
ions |
vous |
conduis |
iez |
ils / elles |
conduis |
aient |
Verbs with modified Verb Stem: finir - finish
| Personal Pronoun | Verb Stem |
Ending |
je |
finiss |
ais |
tu |
finiss |
ais |
il / elle / on |
finiss |
ait |
nous |
finiss |
ions |
vous |
finiss |
iez |
ils / elles |
finiss |
aient |
avoir - have
| French | English |
j’avais |
I had |
tu avais |
you had |
il / elle / on avait |
he / she / it / you (gen.) had |
nous avions |
we had |
vous aviez |
you / you (formal) had |
ils / elles avaient |
they had |
être - be
| French | English |
je étais |
I was |
tu étais |
you were |
il / elle / on était |
he / she / it / you (gen.) was |
nous étions |
we were |
vous étiez |
you / you (formal) were |
ils / elles étaient |
they were |
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