1. The IMPERFECT Tense LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
This powerpoint will teach you how:
To form the imperfect tense
To use the imperfect tense
To improve the quality of imperfect sentences

2. USED TO DO The IMPERFECT Tense
The IMPERFECT tense is used to talk about what you:
USED TO DO

3. ais The IMPERFECT Tense Foundation Example: Let’s take “jouer”
1.Take the present tense of the verb in the “NOUS” form.
2. Take off the “-ONS”
Nous jouons
Add the following ending:
ais
Je jouais- I used to play
jou

4. The IMPERFECT Tense Some examples… J’allais chez ma tante
I used to go to my aunt’s house
Nous allions en vacances en France
We used to go on holiday to France
Je n’aimais pas aller à l’école
I did not use to like to go to school
Je ne faisais jamais mes devoirs
I never used to do my homework
Je voulais être prof de français
I used to want to be a teacher
My teachers used to say that I was…..
Mes profs disaient que j’étais…..

5. 1 The IMPERFECT Tense IMPROVE YOUR WORK ADVERBS OF TIME
There are three ways to improve your
Imperfect Tense sentences : 1
ADVERBS OF TIME
Say when you do something by using one of the following adverbs of time :
ADVERBS
chaque semaine, mois, année
every week, month, year
le week-end
on the weekends
le lundi, le mardi...
on Mondays, on Tuesdays...
tous les jours
every day
SET STRUCTURES
Quand j’étais jeune
When I was young
Quand j’étais petit (e)
When I was small
Dans le passé
In the past

6. The IMPERFECT Tense Examples Chaque semaine j’allais chez ma tante
So, let’s use some of the earlier sentences together with an adverb of time & frequency to improve our Imperfect sentences
Chaque semaine j’allais chez ma tante
Every week I used to go to my aunt’s house
Le weekend je ne faisais pas mes devoirs
At the weekend I never used to do my homework
Quand j’étais jeune je voulais être prof de français
When I was young I used to want to be a French teacher
Dans le passé je n’aimais pas aller à l’école
In the past I did not use to like going to school

7. 2 The IMPERFECT Tense IMPROVE YOUR WORK TALK ABOUT A DIFFERENT PERSON
Talk about somebody else (your sister, your friend, etc)
Je -ais
Tu -ais
Il -ait
Elle -ait
On -ait
Nous -ions
Vous -iez
Ils -aient
Elles -aient
You will need to add these endings:

8. Higher Example: Let’s take “jouer” Nous jouons jou 3. Add the endings:
1.Take the present tense of the verb in the “NOUS” form.
2. Take off the “-ONS”
Nous jouons
3. Add the endings:
Je jouais - I used to play
Tu jouais - You used to play (s)
Il jouait - He used to play
Elle jouait - She used to play
On jouait - One used to play
Nous jouions - We used to play
Vous jouiez - You used to play (pl)
Ils jouaient - They used to play (m)
Elles jouaient - They used to play (f)
jou

9. Formation * Take the present tense of the verb in the “NOUS” form.
* Take the present tense of the verb in the “NOUS” form.
* Take off the “-ONS”
* Add the following endings:
Je -AIS
Tu -AIS
Il / elle / on -AIT
Nous -IONS
Vous -IEZ
Ils / elles -AIENT

10. The IMPERFECT Tense Examples il allait
So, let’s use some of the earlier sentences and
change a different person to improve our Imperfect sentences
Examples
il allait
Chaque semaine j’allais chez ma tante sa
Every week He used to go to his aunt’s house
elle étudait
Le weekend j’étudais le français
At the weekend She used to study French

11. 3 The IMPERFECT Tense IMPROVE YOUR WORK
SAY WHY YOU USED TO DO SOMETHING
You will need to use:
C’ÉTAIT + adjective = it was + adjective

12. The IMPERFECT Tense IMPROVE YOUR LANGUAGE
1. J’allais chez ma tante souvent car c’était amusant.
1. I used to go to my aunt’s house because it was fun.
2. Je n’aimais pas aller à l’école car c’était trop difficile.
2. I didn’t used to like to go to school because it was too difficult.

13. + + 1 2 3 The IMPERFECT Tense Can you put this all together?
Say when
Different person
Say why
To make a HIGHER LEVEL sentence

14. The IMPERFECT Tense Higher2
Different person
Higher
3 Why 1
When
Le weekend, elle visitait le musée de Liverpool car c’était intéressant.
At the weekends, she used to visit the Liverpool museum because it was interesting.

15. REMEMBER!! The IMPERFECT Tense
Once you have learnt this tense, you can use it to talk about ANY GCSE topic:
LIFESTYLE Health / Relationships & Choices
LEISURE Free Time & Media / Holidays
HOME & ENVIRONMENT Home & Local Area / Environment
WORK & EDUCATION School & Future Plans / Current & Future Jobs

16. Je……+ nous jouons + ais je mangeais des salades je faisais du jogging
je partageais ma chambre avec ma souer
je visitais ma grand-mère
je jouais au foot
je faisais de l’équitation
j’allais en Espagne
je visitais le show de danse flamenco
je mangeais au McDo
je récevais beaucoup des cadeaux
je prenais une douche
j’allais beaucoup en ville
j’étudiais beaucoup
j’allais au collège à pied
je travaillais dans un supermarché
je voulais aller à l’université

17. How much you have remembered ?
The IMPERFECT Tense
QUICK QUIZ
How much you have remembered ?

18. The IMPERFECT Tense LIFESTYLE Health / Relationships & Choices
Je mangeais des salades
I used to eat salads
Je faisais du jogging
I used to go jogging
Je partageais ma chambre avec ma soeur
I used to share my bedroom with my sister
Je visitais ma grand-mère
I used to visit my grandmother

19. The IMPERFECT Tense 2. LEISURE Free Time & Media / Holidays
Je jouais au foot
I used to play football
Je faisais de l’équitation
I used to do horse-riding
J’allais à Espagne
I used to go to Spain
Je visitais le show de danse flamenco
I used to visit the Flamenco Show

20. The IMPERFECT Tense
3. HOME & ENVIRONMENT Home & Local Area / Environment
Je mangeais au McDo
I used to eat at McDonalds
Je récevais beaucoup des cadeaux
I used to receive lots of presents
Je prenais une douche
I used to take a shower
J’allais beaucoup en ville
I used to go to town a lot

21. The IMPERFECT Tense J’étudiais beaucoup J’allais au collège à pied
4. WORK & EDUCATION School & Future Plans / Current & Future Jobs
J’étudiais beaucoup
I used to study hard
J’allais au collège à pied
I used to walk to school
Je travaillais dans un supermarché
I used to work in a supermarket
Je voulais aller à l’université
I used to want to go to university

22. The IMPERFECT Tense
Now it’s YOUR turn

23. The IMPERFECT Tense
Adverbs of time / Openers
Chaque semaine every week
Le week-end at the weekend
Dans le passé in the past
Quand j’étais petite when I was small
Quand j’étais jeune when I was young
How many of your own sentences can you make using the following tables to help you?
Verb in the Imperfect Tense
Je visitais ma grand-mère I used to visit my grandmother
J’allais au cinéma I used to go to the cinema
Je jouais au volley I used to play volley ball
Je faisais de l’équitation I used to do horse-riding
Je mangeais au McDo I used to eat at McDonalds
J’allais beaucoup en ville I used to go to town a lot
Je ne faisais pas mes devoirs I did not use to do my homework
Reasons
Parce que c’était / car c’était because it was
génial / chouette / extra great / brilliant
amusant / drôle fun
intéressant interesting
ennuyeux boring

24. BONNE CHANCE