{"id":102,"date":"2024-03-06T18:50:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T23:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer2\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=102"},"modified":"2024-03-08T18:45:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T23:45:10","slug":"9-7-structure-imparfait","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer2\/chapter\/9-7-structure-imparfait\/","title":{"raw":"9.7: Structure - Imparfait","rendered":"9.7: Structure &#8211; Imparfait"},"content":{"raw":"\n<p class=\"lt-human-104290\">In this section, you&nbsp;will learn how to talk about actions you used to do in the past with <strong>l'imparfait<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"box-note\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\"><span id=\"Media_Alternative\"><\/span><h2 class=\"box-legend editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Media Alternative<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>Listen to the audio clips that follow on this page to hear the French pronunciation of vocabulary and examples presented.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_1\"><span id=\"On_.C3.A9tudie_!\"><\/span><h2 class=\"editable\">On \u00e9tudie !<\/h2>\n\n<p>(a)<strong> Introduction \u00e0 l'imparfait. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\"><strong>Le pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9<\/strong> is the past tense that presents an action as a single event completed at one time in the past. <strong>L'imparfait<\/strong> (the imperfect) is a past tense used to describe actions and conditions that occurred repeatedly or habitually in the past.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">This type of past tense in English is sometimes expressed with words like \"used to\" or \"would\":<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\">I used to eat a lot of pizza when I was young.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\">I would eat a lot of pizza when I was young.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\">I ate a lot of pizza when I was young.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\">= Je<strong> mangeais<\/strong> beaucoup de pizza quand j'\u00e9tais jeune.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">In all three English examples, we have an action (eating pizza) that occurred in the past repeatedly or habitually over time, rather than once. Here are two examples in French:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\">Chaque fois que <strong>j'allais<\/strong> au march\u00e9 de Saint Aubin, <strong>j'achetais<\/strong> des kiwis et du fromage. (Each time I went to the Saint Aubin market, I would buy kiwis and cheese.)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\">Qu'est-ce que tu <strong>faisais<\/strong> en \u00e9t\u00e9 quand tu <strong>\u00e9tais<\/strong> petite ? (What did you used to do in the summer when you were little?)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">To conjugate verbs in the imperfect, you need to remember two things:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">With the exception of <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong>, the stem of a verb is always the same as the <strong>nous<\/strong> form of the present tense. Even all verbs with irregular present-tense forms follow the regular pattern for the imperfect.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">The endings are the same for all imperfect verbs!&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Here are some examples of how to conjugate verbs in the <strong>imparfait<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1\">\n<audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio>\n<\/p>\n\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\">\n    <caption>L'imparfait&nbsp;- verbes r\u00e9guliers<\/caption>\n    <thead>\n        <tr>\n            <th class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" scope=\"col\">\n            <p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Parler<br>\n            <strong>parl<\/strong>ons \u2014&gt; <strong>parl<\/strong>-<\/p>\n            <\/th>\n            <th class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" scope=\"col\">\n            <p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Finir<br>\n            <strong>finiss<\/strong>ons \u2014&gt; <strong>finiss<\/strong>-<\/p>\n            <\/th>\n            <th class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" scope=\"col\">\n            <p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Attendre<br>\n            <strong>attend<\/strong>ons \u2014&gt; <strong>attend<\/strong>-<\/p>\n            <\/th>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> parl-\"&gt;je parl<strong>ais<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> finiss-\"&gt;je finiss<strong>ais<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> attend-\"&gt;j'attend<strong>ais<\/strong><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> parl-\"&gt;tu parl<strong>ais<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> finiss-\"&gt;tu finiss<strong>ais<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> attend-\"&gt;tu attend<strong>ais<\/strong><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> parl-\"&gt;il, elle, on parl<strong>ait<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> finiss-\"&gt;il, elle, on finiss<strong>ait<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> attend-\"&gt;il, elle, on attend<strong>ait<\/strong><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> parl-\"&gt;nous parl<strong>ions<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> finiss-\"&gt;nous finiss<strong>ions<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> attend-\"&gt;nous attend<strong>ions<\/strong><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> parl-\"&gt;vous parl<strong>iez<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> finiss-\"&gt;vous finiss<strong>iez<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> attend-\"&gt;vous attend<strong>iez<\/strong><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> parl-\"&gt;ils, elles parl<strong>aient<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> finiss-\"&gt;ils, elles finiss<strong>aient<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> attend-\"&gt;ils, elles attend<strong>aient<\/strong><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Verbs with irregular present-tense stems, but regular imperfect stems:<\/p>\n\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\">\n    <caption>L'imparfait - verbes irr\u00e9guliers<\/caption>\n    <thead>\n        <tr>\n            <th class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" scope=\"col\">Infinitif<\/th>\n            <th class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" scope=\"col\">Racine<\/th>\n            <th class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" scope=\"col\">Terminaison<\/th>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">aller<\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>all-<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">avoir<\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>av-<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">dire<\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>dis-<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">\u00e9crire<\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>\u00e9criv-<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">faire<\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>fais-<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">devoir<\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>dev-<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">lire<\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>lis-<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">prendre<\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>pren-<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">venir<\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>ven-<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">vouloir<\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>voul-<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">voir<\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>voy-<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">\u00eatre<\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>\u00e9t-<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1\">\n<audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio>\n<\/p>\n\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\">\n    <caption>Conjugaison du verbe <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong> \u00e0 l'imparfait<\/caption>\n    <thead>\n        <tr>\n            <th class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" scope=\"col\">Singulier<\/th>\n            <th class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" scope=\"col\">Pluriel<\/th>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Singulier\">j'<strong>\u00e9tais<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Pluriel\">nous <strong>\u00e9tions<\/strong><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Singulier\">tu <strong>\u00e9tais<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Pluriel\">vous <strong>\u00e9tiez<\/strong><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Singulier\">il, elle, on <strong>\u00e9tait<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Pluriel\">ils, elles <strong>\u00e9taient<\/strong><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">(b) In French, you normally us the imperfect tense to describe situations, states, and conditions that were ongoing in the past, with no definite beginning or end, like actions that are part of a setting or background (weather, time, and place). These include: <strong>avoir<\/strong> expressions (e.g., <strong>avoir sommeil<\/strong>, <strong>faim<\/strong>, <strong>froid<\/strong>, <strong>envie<\/strong>.), expressions with <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong> that describe how you are (e.g., <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong> <strong>fatigu\u00e9<\/strong>, <strong>content<\/strong>, <strong>curieux<\/strong>, <strong>stress\u00e9<\/strong>), and verbs that describe ongoing states like <strong>aimer<\/strong>, <strong>savoir<\/strong>, <strong>devoir<\/strong>, <strong>vouloir<\/strong>, <strong>pouvoir<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\">\u00ab Il faisait chaud. J\u2019avais tr\u00e8s soif et j\u2019\u00e9tais fatigu\u00e9. Je voulais rejoindre mes amis \u00e0 la piscine, mais je ne pouvais pas parce que je devais travailler \u00bb.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">(c) Les marqueurs temporels. Temporal markers help provide context for using the imperfect tense to decribe habitual actions. Two common ones are <strong>chaque<\/strong>\u2026 (each\u2026, every\u2026) and <strong>tous les\u2026 , toutes les\u2026<\/strong> (every\u2026.). We can use these to introduce habitual actions in both the present and the past. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\"><strong>chaque\u2026<\/strong> + [nom au singulier]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-120689\"><strong>Chaque jour<\/strong> je prenais un caf\u00e9 avec Sean. (Each day, I would have a coffee with Sean.)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-120689\">On allait en Californie <strong>chaque \u00e9t\u00e9<\/strong>. (We went to California each summer.)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-120689\">Je prenais trois cours <strong>chaque semestre<\/strong>. (I would take three classes each semester.)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-120689\"><strong>Chaque printemps<\/strong>, nous plantions des graines dans notre jardin. (Each Spring, we planted seeds in our garden.)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\"><strong>tous les\u2026 , toutes les\u2026<\/strong> + [nom au pluriel]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-120689\"><strong>Tous les samedis<\/strong>, j\u2019allais au parc avec mon oncle. (Every Saturday, I went, used to go, to the park with my uncle.)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-120689\">Je prenais un caf\u00e9 cr\u00e8me <strong>tous les apr\u00e8smidis<\/strong>. (I would drink a coffee with creme every afternoon.)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-120689\">Angela allait au mus\u00e9e <strong>toutes les semaines<\/strong>. (Angela would go to the museum every week.)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Other adverbs to express repeated or habitual activities include: <strong>souvent<\/strong> (often), <strong>de temps en temps<\/strong> (from time to time), <strong>tout le temps<\/strong> (all the time), <strong>rarement<\/strong> (rarely), <strong>constamment<\/strong> (constantly), <strong>toujours<\/strong> (always) and <strong>pendant\u2026<\/strong> (during\u2026), and more.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"box-definition\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\"><span id=\"Ressources_suppl.C3.A9mentaires\"><\/span><h3 class=\"box-legend lt-human-104348 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Ressources&nbsp;suppl\u00e9mentaires<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Practice listening and repeating ways to talk about what kind of child u=you were: <a title=\"https:\/\/www.podcastfrancaisfacile.com\/dialogue\/dialogue-grammaire-limparfait.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.podcastfrancaisfacile.com\/dialogue\/dialogue-grammaire-limparfait.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" class=\"link-https\">Quel genre d\u2019enfant \u00e9tiez-vous ?<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Review the <a title=\"https:\/\/leflepourlescurieux.fr\/formation-et-emploi-principal-de-l-imparfait-de-l-indicatif-grammaire-a1\/\" href=\"https:\/\/leflepourlescurieux.fr\/formation-et-emploi-principal-de-l-imparfait-de-l-indicatif-grammaire-a1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" class=\"link-https\">formation and use of l\u2019imparfait<\/a>&nbsp;practice conjugating at these sites:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\"><a title=\"https:\/\/highered.mheducation.com\/sites\/0072402601\/student_view0\/chapitre5\/structures_1.html\" href=\"https:\/\/highered.mheducation.com\/sites\/0072402601\/student_view0\/chapitre5\/structures_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" class=\"link-https\">Imperfect<\/a>.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\"><a title=\"https:\/\/fog.ccsf.edu\/~creitan\/qch8imparfait.htm\" href=\"https:\/\/fog.ccsf.edu\/~creitan\/qch8imparfait.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" class=\"link-https\">l\u2019imparfait<\/a>.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\"><a title=\"http:\/\/www.appuifle.net\/textimp3.htm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.appuifle.net\/textimp3.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" class=\"external\">D\u00e9crire des souvenirs<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_2\"><span id=\"On_pratique_!\"><\/span><h2 class=\"editable\"><span style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700\">On pratique !<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_3\"><span id=\"Activit.C3.A9_A\"><\/span><h3 class=\"editable\"><b>Activit\u00e9 A<\/b><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Compl\u00e9tez les phrases suivantes pour dire ce que chaque personne (ou groupe de personnes) faisait pendant leur jeunesse.<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Agn\u00e8s <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (lire) le journal tous les matins.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Julien et ses amis <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (danser) souvent.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">De temps en temps, j\u2019 <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (aller) au march\u00e9 avec mon grand-p\u00e8re.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">M. Rodin <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (pr\u00e9parer) ses cours pendant les vacances.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Le week-end, Marcia et ses copines <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (sortir) ensemble.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Julien <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (aller) \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cole \u00e0 pied.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Agn\u00e8s <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (mettre) la table tous les soirs.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Chaque soir, nous <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (regarder) les infos \u00e0 la t\u00e9l\u00e9.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">M. Rodin <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (arriver) tard tous les jours.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Il n\u2019y <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (avoir) pas beaucoup d\u2019\u00e9l\u00e8ves dans mon \u00e9cole primaire.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_4\"><span id=\"Activit.C3.A9_B\"><\/span><h3 class=\"editable\"><b>Activit\u00e9 B<\/b><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Quand j\u2019\u00e9tais petit(e), \u2026<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\">Mod\u00e8le&nbsp;: aimer beaucoup nager dans le lac \u2794 Quand j\u2019\u00e9tais petit(e), j\u2019aimais beaucoup nager dans le lac.<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">aller au cin\u00e9ma voir des films d\u2019animation.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">adorer mes institutrices.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">\u00e9crire des lettres \u00e0 ma grand-m\u00e8re.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">ne pas ranger ma chambre souvent.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">nettoyer la maison avec ma famille tous les samedis.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">finir toujours mes devoirs.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">vouloir \u00eatre magicien.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">d\u00e9tester faire les courses.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_5\"><span id=\"Activit.C3.A9_C\"><\/span><h3 class=\"editable\"><b>Activit\u00e9&nbsp;C<\/b><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Choisissez la r\u00e9ponse correcte pour compl\u00e9ter ces phrases.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Avant\u2026<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Jacques <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (habitait, habitais) \u00e0 Toulouse pendant trois ans.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Nous <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (payait,&nbsp;payions) le loyer chaque mois.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Vous <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (mangiez, mangeait) souvent chez Albert.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Est-ce que tu <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (aimais,&nbsp;amait) ton quartier ?<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Il <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (pleuvait, faisait) beaucoup en janvier.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Ma maison <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (\u00e9tais, \u00e9tait) \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 de la Place du Capitole.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">On <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (\u00e9taient, \u00e9tait) trois personnes dans l\u2019appartement.<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Les enfants <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (avaient,&nbsp;avait) peur des chiens du voisin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_6\"><span id=\"Activit.C3.A9_D\"><\/span><h3 class=\"editable\"><b>Activit\u00e9 D<\/b><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"lt-human-120676\">Les verbes pronominaux \u00e0 l'imparfait. R\u00e9pondez aux questions \u00e0 l\u2019imparfait. Quand tu \u00e9tais plus jeune\u2026<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120676\">Qui s\u2019occupait de toi quand tes parents n\u2019\u00e9taient pas \u00e0 la maison ?<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120676\">Est-ce que ta famille s\u2019\u00e9nervait si tu ne rangeais pas ta chambre ?<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120676\">Est-ce que tu te disputais souvent avec quelqu\u2019un \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cole ? Avec qui ?<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120676\">Est-ce que tu t\u2019int\u00e9ressais \u00e0 la politique ?<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120676\">A quoi est-ce que tu t\u2019int\u00e9ressais le plus ? Quelle \u00e9tait ta vraie passion ?<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120676\">Comment est-ce que tu t\u2019adressais \u00e0 tes parents ?<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120676\">Qui s\u2019occupait de la voiture quand tu \u00e9tais petit(e) ?<\/li>\n    <li class=\"lt-human-120676\">Quand tu \u00e9tais plus jeune, tu te battais souvent avec tes fr\u00e8res et s\u0153urs ?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_7\"><span id=\"On_approfondit_!\"><\/span><h2 class=\"editable\">On approfondit !<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"box-definition\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\"><span id=\"Ressources_en_ligne\"><\/span><h3 class=\"box-legend lt-human-104348 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Ressources&nbsp;en ligne<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"lt-human-104333\">Use the following resources&nbsp;to&nbsp;type accents and\/or search for words:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n    <li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/french.typeit.org\/\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" class=\"link-https\">Accents<\/a>:&nbsp;\u00e7,&nbsp;\u00e0,&nbsp;\u00e9,&nbsp;\u00e8,&nbsp;\u00e2,&nbsp;\u00ea,&nbsp;\u00ee,&nbsp;\u00f4,&nbsp;\u00fb,&nbsp;\u00f9,&nbsp;\u00eb,&nbsp;\u00ef,&nbsp;\u00fc&nbsp;<\/li>\n    <li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordreference.com\/\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" class=\"link-https\">Dictionnaire<\/a>&nbsp;fran\u00e7ais-anglais<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_8\"><span id=\"Exercice_1_:_imparfait_(habitudes)\"><\/span><h3 class=\"editable\"><strong>Exercice&nbsp;1 : imparfait (habitudes<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n[embed]https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/5181\/embed[\/embed]\n\n<\/div><div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_9\"><span id=\"Exercice_2_:_imparfait_(habitudes)\"><\/span><h3 class=\"editable\"><strong>Exercice&nbsp;2 : imparfait (habitudes<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n[embed]https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/5182\/embed[\/embed]\n\n<\/div><div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_10\"><span id=\"Exercice_3_:_imparfait_(descriptions_et_habitudes)\"><\/span><h3 class=\"editable\"><strong>Exercice&nbsp;3 :&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><strong><strong>imparfait (descriptions et habitudes<\/strong><\/strong>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n[embed]https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/5188\/embed[\/embed]\n<\/div><\/div><!-- pb_fixme -->\n","rendered":"<p class=\"lt-human-104290\">In this section, you&nbsp;will learn how to talk about actions you used to do in the past with <strong>l&#8217;imparfait<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"box-note\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\"><span id=\"Media_Alternative\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"box-legend editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Media Alternative<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Listen to the audio clips that follow on this page to hear the French pronunciation of vocabulary and examples presented.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_1\"><span id=\"On_.C3.A9tudie_!\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"editable\">On \u00e9tudie !<\/h2>\n<p>(a)<strong> Introduction \u00e0 l&#8217;imparfait. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\"><strong>Le pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9<\/strong> is the past tense that presents an action as a single event completed at one time in the past. <strong>L&#8217;imparfait<\/strong> (the imperfect) is a past tense used to describe actions and conditions that occurred repeatedly or habitually in the past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">This type of past tense in English is sometimes expressed with words like &#8220;used to&#8221; or &#8220;would&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\">I used to eat a lot of pizza when I was young.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\">I would eat a lot of pizza when I was young.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\">I ate a lot of pizza when I was young.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\">= Je<strong> mangeais<\/strong> beaucoup de pizza quand j&#8217;\u00e9tais jeune.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">In all three English examples, we have an action (eating pizza) that occurred in the past repeatedly or habitually over time, rather than once. Here are two examples in French:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\">Chaque fois que <strong>j&#8217;allais<\/strong> au march\u00e9 de Saint Aubin, <strong>j&#8217;achetais<\/strong> des kiwis et du fromage. (Each time I went to the Saint Aubin market, I would buy kiwis and cheese.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\">Qu&#8217;est-ce que tu <strong>faisais<\/strong> en \u00e9t\u00e9 quand tu <strong>\u00e9tais<\/strong> petite ? (What did you used to do in the summer when you were little?)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">To conjugate verbs in the imperfect, you need to remember two things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">With the exception of <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong>, the stem of a verb is always the same as the <strong>nous<\/strong> form of the present tense. Even all verbs with irregular present-tense forms follow the regular pattern for the imperfect.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">The endings are the same for all imperfect verbs!&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Here are some examples of how to conjugate verbs in the <strong>imparfait<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1\">\n<audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio>\n<\/p>\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\">\n<caption>L&#8217;imparfait&nbsp;&#8211; verbes r\u00e9guliers<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" scope=\"col\">\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Parler<br \/>\n            <strong>parl<\/strong>ons \u2014&gt; <strong>parl<\/strong>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" scope=\"col\">\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Finir<br \/>\n            <strong>finiss<\/strong>ons \u2014&gt; <strong>finiss<\/strong>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" scope=\"col\">\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Attendre<br \/>\n            <strong>attend<\/strong>ons \u2014&gt; <strong>attend<\/strong>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> parl-&#8220;&gt;je parl<strong>ais<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> finiss-&#8220;&gt;je finiss<strong>ais<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> attend-&#8220;&gt;j&#8217;attend<strong>ais<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> parl-&#8220;&gt;tu parl<strong>ais<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> finiss-&#8220;&gt;tu finiss<strong>ais<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> attend-&#8220;&gt;tu attend<strong>ais<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> parl-&#8220;&gt;il, elle, on parl<strong>ait<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> finiss-&#8220;&gt;il, elle, on finiss<strong>ait<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> attend-&#8220;&gt;il, elle, on attend<strong>ait<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> parl-&#8220;&gt;nous parl<strong>ions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> finiss-&#8220;&gt;nous finiss<strong>ions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> attend-&#8220;&gt;nous attend<strong>ions<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> parl-&#8220;&gt;vous parl<strong>iez<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> finiss-&#8220;&gt;vous finiss<strong>iez<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> attend-&#8220;&gt;vous attend<strong>iez<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> parl-&#8220;&gt;ils, elles parl<strong>aient<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> finiss-&#8220;&gt;ils, elles finiss<strong>aient<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-justify lt-human-120689\"> attend-&#8220;&gt;ils, elles attend<strong>aient<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Verbs with irregular present-tense stems, but regular imperfect stems:<\/p>\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\">\n<caption>L&#8217;imparfait &#8211; verbes irr\u00e9guliers<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" scope=\"col\">Infinitif<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" scope=\"col\">Racine<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" scope=\"col\">Terminaison<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">aller<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>all-<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">avoir<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>av-<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">dire<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>dis-<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">\u00e9crire<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>\u00e9criv-<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">faire<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>fais-<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">devoir<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>dev-<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">lire<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>lis-<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">prendre<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>pren-<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">venir<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>ven-<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">vouloir<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>voul-<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">voir<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>voy-<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Infinitif\">\u00eatre<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Racine\"><strong>\u00e9t-<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Terminaison\">-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1\">\n<audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio>\n<\/p>\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\">\n<caption>Conjugaison du verbe <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong> \u00e0 l&#8217;imparfait<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" scope=\"col\">Singulier<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" scope=\"col\">Pluriel<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Singulier\">j&#8217;<strong>\u00e9tais<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Pluriel\">nous <strong>\u00e9tions<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Singulier\">tu <strong>\u00e9tais<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Pluriel\">vous <strong>\u00e9tiez<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Singulier\">il, elle, on <strong>\u00e9tait<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-120689\" data-th=\"Pluriel\">ils, elles <strong>\u00e9taient<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">(b) In French, you normally us the imperfect tense to describe situations, states, and conditions that were ongoing in the past, with no definite beginning or end, like actions that are part of a setting or background (weather, time, and place). These include: <strong>avoir<\/strong> expressions (e.g., <strong>avoir sommeil<\/strong>, <strong>faim<\/strong>, <strong>froid<\/strong>, <strong>envie<\/strong>.), expressions with <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong> that describe how you are (e.g., <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong> <strong>fatigu\u00e9<\/strong>, <strong>content<\/strong>, <strong>curieux<\/strong>, <strong>stress\u00e9<\/strong>), and verbs that describe ongoing states like <strong>aimer<\/strong>, <strong>savoir<\/strong>, <strong>devoir<\/strong>, <strong>vouloir<\/strong>, <strong>pouvoir<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\">\u00ab Il faisait chaud. J\u2019avais tr\u00e8s soif et j\u2019\u00e9tais fatigu\u00e9. Je voulais rejoindre mes amis \u00e0 la piscine, mais je ne pouvais pas parce que je devais travailler \u00bb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">(c) Les marqueurs temporels. Temporal markers help provide context for using the imperfect tense to decribe habitual actions. Two common ones are <strong>chaque<\/strong>\u2026 (each\u2026, every\u2026) and <strong>tous les\u2026 , toutes les\u2026<\/strong> (every\u2026.). We can use these to introduce habitual actions in both the present and the past. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\"><strong>chaque\u2026<\/strong> + [nom au singulier]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-120689\"><strong>Chaque jour<\/strong> je prenais un caf\u00e9 avec Sean. (Each day, I would have a coffee with Sean.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-120689\">On allait en Californie <strong>chaque \u00e9t\u00e9<\/strong>. (We went to California each summer.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-120689\">Je prenais trois cours <strong>chaque semestre<\/strong>. (I would take three classes each semester.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-120689\"><strong>Chaque printemps<\/strong>, nous plantions des graines dans notre jardin. (Each Spring, we planted seeds in our garden.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\"><strong>tous les\u2026 , toutes les\u2026<\/strong> + [nom au pluriel]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-120689\"><strong>Tous les samedis<\/strong>, j\u2019allais au parc avec mon oncle. (Every Saturday, I went, used to go, to the park with my uncle.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-120689\">Je prenais un caf\u00e9 cr\u00e8me <strong>tous les apr\u00e8smidis<\/strong>. (I would drink a coffee with creme every afternoon.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-120689\">Angela allait au mus\u00e9e <strong>toutes les semaines<\/strong>. (Angela would go to the museum every week.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Other adverbs to express repeated or habitual activities include: <strong>souvent<\/strong> (often), <strong>de temps en temps<\/strong> (from time to time), <strong>tout le temps<\/strong> (all the time), <strong>rarement<\/strong> (rarely), <strong>constamment<\/strong> (constantly), <strong>toujours<\/strong> (always) and <strong>pendant\u2026<\/strong> (during\u2026), and more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"box-definition\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\"><span id=\"Ressources_suppl.C3.A9mentaires\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"box-legend lt-human-104348 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Ressources&nbsp;suppl\u00e9mentaires<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Practice listening and repeating ways to talk about what kind of child u=you were: <a title=\"https:\/\/www.podcastfrancaisfacile.com\/dialogue\/dialogue-grammaire-limparfait.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.podcastfrancaisfacile.com\/dialogue\/dialogue-grammaire-limparfait.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" class=\"link-https\">Quel genre d\u2019enfant \u00e9tiez-vous ?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Review the <a title=\"https:\/\/leflepourlescurieux.fr\/formation-et-emploi-principal-de-l-imparfait-de-l-indicatif-grammaire-a1\/\" href=\"https:\/\/leflepourlescurieux.fr\/formation-et-emploi-principal-de-l-imparfait-de-l-indicatif-grammaire-a1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" class=\"link-https\">formation and use of l\u2019imparfait<\/a>&nbsp;practice conjugating at these sites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\"><a title=\"https:\/\/highered.mheducation.com\/sites\/0072402601\/student_view0\/chapitre5\/structures_1.html\" href=\"https:\/\/highered.mheducation.com\/sites\/0072402601\/student_view0\/chapitre5\/structures_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" class=\"link-https\">Imperfect<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\"><a title=\"https:\/\/fog.ccsf.edu\/~creitan\/qch8imparfait.htm\" href=\"https:\/\/fog.ccsf.edu\/~creitan\/qch8imparfait.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" class=\"link-https\">l\u2019imparfait<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\"><a title=\"http:\/\/www.appuifle.net\/textimp3.htm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.appuifle.net\/textimp3.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" class=\"external\">D\u00e9crire des souvenirs<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_2\"><span id=\"On_pratique_!\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"editable\"><span style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700\">On pratique !<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_3\"><span id=\"Activit.C3.A9_A\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><b>Activit\u00e9 A<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Compl\u00e9tez les phrases suivantes pour dire ce que chaque personne (ou groupe de personnes) faisait pendant leur jeunesse.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Agn\u00e8s <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (lire) le journal tous les matins.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Julien et ses amis <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (danser) souvent.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">De temps en temps, j\u2019 <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (aller) au march\u00e9 avec mon grand-p\u00e8re.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">M. Rodin <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (pr\u00e9parer) ses cours pendant les vacances.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Le week-end, Marcia et ses copines <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (sortir) ensemble.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Julien <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (aller) \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cole \u00e0 pied.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Agn\u00e8s <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (mettre) la table tous les soirs.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Chaque soir, nous <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (regarder) les infos \u00e0 la t\u00e9l\u00e9.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">M. Rodin <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (arriver) tard tous les jours.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Il n\u2019y <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (avoir) pas beaucoup d\u2019\u00e9l\u00e8ves dans mon \u00e9cole primaire.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_4\"><span id=\"Activit.C3.A9_B\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><b>Activit\u00e9 B<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Quand j\u2019\u00e9tais petit(e), \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-120689\">Mod\u00e8le&nbsp;: aimer beaucoup nager dans le lac \u2794 Quand j\u2019\u00e9tais petit(e), j\u2019aimais beaucoup nager dans le lac.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">aller au cin\u00e9ma voir des films d\u2019animation.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">adorer mes institutrices.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">\u00e9crire des lettres \u00e0 ma grand-m\u00e8re.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">ne pas ranger ma chambre souvent.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">nettoyer la maison avec ma famille tous les samedis.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">finir toujours mes devoirs.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">vouloir \u00eatre magicien.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">d\u00e9tester faire les courses.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_5\"><span id=\"Activit.C3.A9_C\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><b>Activit\u00e9&nbsp;C<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Choisissez la r\u00e9ponse correcte pour compl\u00e9ter ces phrases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-120689\">Avant\u2026<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Jacques <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (habitait, habitais) \u00e0 Toulouse pendant trois ans.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Nous <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (payait,&nbsp;payions) le loyer chaque mois.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Vous <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (mangiez, mangeait) souvent chez Albert.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Est-ce que tu <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (aimais,&nbsp;amait) ton quartier ?<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Il <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (pleuvait, faisait) beaucoup en janvier.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Ma maison <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (\u00e9tais, \u00e9tait) \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 de la Place du Capitole.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">On <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (\u00e9taient, \u00e9tait) trois personnes dans l\u2019appartement.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120689\">Les enfants <span aria-label=\"Answer Line\" role=\"img\">________<\/span> (avaient,&nbsp;avait) peur des chiens du voisin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_6\"><span id=\"Activit.C3.A9_D\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><b>Activit\u00e9 D<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-120676\">Les verbes pronominaux \u00e0 l&#8217;imparfait. R\u00e9pondez aux questions \u00e0 l\u2019imparfait. Quand tu \u00e9tais plus jeune\u2026<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120676\">Qui s\u2019occupait de toi quand tes parents n\u2019\u00e9taient pas \u00e0 la maison ?<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120676\">Est-ce que ta famille s\u2019\u00e9nervait si tu ne rangeais pas ta chambre ?<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120676\">Est-ce que tu te disputais souvent avec quelqu\u2019un \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cole ? Avec qui ?<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120676\">Est-ce que tu t\u2019int\u00e9ressais \u00e0 la politique ?<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120676\">A quoi est-ce que tu t\u2019int\u00e9ressais le plus ? Quelle \u00e9tait ta vraie passion ?<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120676\">Comment est-ce que tu t\u2019adressais \u00e0 tes parents ?<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120676\">Qui s\u2019occupait de la voiture quand tu \u00e9tais petit(e) ?<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-120676\">Quand tu \u00e9tais plus jeune, tu te battais souvent avec tes fr\u00e8res et s\u0153urs ?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_7\"><span id=\"On_approfondit_!\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"editable\">On approfondit !<\/h2>\n<div class=\"box-definition\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\"><span id=\"Ressources_en_ligne\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"box-legend lt-human-104348 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Ressources&nbsp;en ligne<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104333\">Use the following resources&nbsp;to&nbsp;type accents and\/or search for words:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/french.typeit.org\/\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" class=\"link-https\">Accents<\/a>:&nbsp;\u00e7,&nbsp;\u00e0,&nbsp;\u00e9,&nbsp;\u00e8,&nbsp;\u00e2,&nbsp;\u00ea,&nbsp;\u00ee,&nbsp;\u00f4,&nbsp;\u00fb,&nbsp;\u00f9,&nbsp;\u00eb,&nbsp;\u00ef,&nbsp;\u00fc&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordreference.com\/\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" class=\"link-https\">Dictionnaire<\/a>&nbsp;fran\u00e7ais-anglais<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_8\"><span id=\"Exercice_1_:_imparfait_(habitudes)\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><strong>Exercice&nbsp;1 : imparfait (habitudes<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/5181\/embed\">https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/5181\/embed<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_9\"><span id=\"Exercice_2_:_imparfait_(habitudes)\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><strong>Exercice&nbsp;2 : imparfait (habitudes<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/5182\/embed\">https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/5182\/embed<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-section\" id=\"section_10\"><span id=\"Exercice_3_:_imparfait_(descriptions_et_habitudes)\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><strong>Exercice&nbsp;3 :&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><strong><strong>imparfait (descriptions et habitudes<\/strong><\/strong>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/5188\/embed\">https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/5188\/embed<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- pb_fixme --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1231,"menu_order":7,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-102","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":88,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1231"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/102\/revisions\/133"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/88"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/102\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=102"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=102"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}