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French Past Imperfect Tense http://www.learn-french-help.com/french-past-imperfect-tense.html
Attention:
Take care using the French Past Imperfect tense. The following
expressions can all be translated by the Imperfect tense:
J'étais - I was
Tu étais - you were
Il/elles était - he/she was
Nous étions - we was
Vous étiez - you were
Ils/elles étaient - they were
Spelling Changes
Verbs that end in -cer and -ger make changes to keep the g and
c sounds soft:
-ger verbs:
Before an ending beginning with -a or -o add an e after the g
e.g. manger
-cer verbs
Je lançais - I ate
Tu lançais - you ate
Il/elle lançait - he/she ate
Nous lancions - we ate
Vous lanciez - you ate
Ils/elles lançaient - they ate
Verbs with roots that end with an i will have double ii in the
nous and vous forms
e.g. étudier
J'étudiais - I studied
Tu étudiais- you studied
Il/elle étudiait - he/she studied
Nous étudiions - we studied
Vous étudiiez - you studied
Ils/elles étudiaient - they studied
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