1. THE IMPERFECT TENSE

2. The Imperfect Tense is a Past Tense
It is used to
describe things that happened regularly in the past
Translate was/ were ________ing
Translate “used to”

3. How to form the Imperfect Tense
Take the nous form of the verb in the present tense e.g. nous jouons
Remove the “ons” to get the stem
Add the appropriate ending to the stem
je _______ais nous ______ions
tu _______ais vous ______iez
il/ elle _____ait ils/elles ____aient

4. Exceptions The only exception to this rule is:
With the verb “être”, the stem is ét.
Just add the appropriate ending e.g j’ étais – I was