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Limparfait
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There are two forms of the past in French. You have already learned the passé composé. The other form is limparfait.
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Limparfait You start with the nous form of a verb You drop the –ons ending. Chanter: nous chantons: The stem you will use is chant
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Les terminaisons jeais tu ais ilait elle on nousions vousiez ilsaient elles
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chantais chantait chantions chantiez chantaient
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You use limparfait when you are: – setting the scene – describing something – talking about habitual or repeated actions – the action has no real beginning or ending
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They were working. Ils travaillaient. She was finishing. Elle finissait. We were giving the book back. Nous rendions le livre.
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There are three irregulars: – être ét – falloir il fallait – pleuvoiril pleuvait
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cer and ger verbs -cer verbs will add the ç in all forms except the nous and vous! This is different than the present. -ger verbs will add the - e in all forms except the nous and vous!
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