1. Limparfait

2. There are two forms of the past in French. You have already learned the passé composé. The other form is limparfait.

3. 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

4. Les terminaisons jeais tu ais ilait elle on nousions vousiez ilsaient elles

5. chantais chantait chantions chantiez chantaient

6. 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

7. They were working. Ils travaillaient. She was finishing. Elle finissait. We were giving the book back. Nous rendions le livre.

8. There are three irregulars: – être ét – falloir il fallait – pleuvoiril pleuvait

9. 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!