perfect tense j’ai jou é i played je suis all é i went je me suis lev é i got up happened...
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THE PAST TENSES IN FRENCH
THE IMPERFECTL’IMPARFAIT
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SO FAR WE’VE SEEN…
PERFECT TENSE J’ai joué I played Je suis allé I went Je me suis levé I got up
HAPPENED ONCE IN THE PAST
ONE OFF ACTION
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OTHER PAST TENSES?
In English we have: I was playing I used to play I had played I did play I had been playing I would play I have played
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We’re going to concentrate on
I WAS PLAYING I USED TO PLAY
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IMPERFECT IN FRENCH
It’s used when you can say in English: I USED TO… I used to go to play
school I WAS …ING I was recording a film Describing the weather: it was cold Certain expressions like: I had, I was,
there were
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FORMING THE IMPERFECT
VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD: TAKE A VERB jouer Conjugate in Nous Form in Present
Tense: Nous jouons KNOCK OFF THE ons ENDING jou ADD A NEW ENDING je jouais SORTED! JE JOUAIS: I USED TO PLAY or I WAS
PLAYING
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MORE EXAMPLES
AVOIR AV J’AVAIS I had ETRE ÉT J’ÉTAIS I was ALLER ALL J’ALLAIS I was going or I used to go
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THE ENDINGS
JE AIS* TU AIS* IL/ELLE/ON AIT* NOUS IONS VOUS IEZ ILS/ELLES AIENT* *all sound the same
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SOME EXAMPLES
TU REGARDAIS I was watching I used to watch
IL VOULAIT he used to want he was wanting
J’ÉCOUTAIS I used to listen I was listening IL Y AVAIT JE ME DOUCHAIS NOUS RESTIONS ON ALLAIT ILS JOUAIENT
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HAVE A GO!
J’ + Aller J’allais Tu + retourner Tu retournais On + regarder On regardait Je + sortir Je sortais
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Have another go!
Nous + écouter Nous écoutions Ils + sonner Ils sonnaient Elle + partir Elle partait Je + avoir J’avais
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CAREFUL HERE!
JE + FAIRE JE FAISAIS +S JE + PRENDRE JE PRENAIS -D IL + NEIGER IL NEIGEAIT +E JE + FINIR JE FINISSAIS +SS