Imperfect in French
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The l'imparfait (English: Imperfect tense) is utilized more in French than in English. It's mainly used to speak about activities and actions which have started in the past but not necessarily have to be terminated by now. Moreover you can use it to describe past actions which are habitual or customary.
Some common signal words that are used with the imparfait are:
Forms of the Imparfait
The forms of the imparfait are the same for all verbs and do consist of:
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Infinitive | Imparfait | Translation |
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faire (to do) | je faisais tu faisais il/elle faisait nous faisions vous faisiez ils/elles faisaient | I was doing you were doing he/she was doing we were doing you were doing they were doing |
voir (to see) | je voyais tu voyais il/elle voyait nous voyions vous voyiez ils/elles voyaient | I saw you saw he/she saw we were seeing you were seeing they were seeing |
Note: All verb ending in -cer use -ç (the c with cedille) in the singular and in the 3rd person in the plural form (je commençais, tu commençais, il/elle commençait,..).
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Bonjour! Veux-tu apprendre français? ou l'améliorer?
My classes are structured according to my students' needs, I use different teaching methods and I rely on listening each of my students' expectations and goals. Dynamism and constant learning are my purposes in my classes.
I have worked as a French teacher for more than ten years.
I have academic studies in English and French from Montréal, Canada, where I lived for several years. I have a Bachelor in Teaching French as a foreign language from the Université de Bourgogne.
I learned French at an early age in immersion in a French-speaking region and I studied French formally for 11 years, obtaining a native level.
À bientôt!
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