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To conjugate the verb in the IMPARFAIT, we take the ‘nous’ form of the verb
in the present tense.
We delete the ending ‘ons’ and add the following endings:
-ais
-ais
-ait
-ait
-ions
-iez
-aient
-aient
NOTE :
The verb “être” is the only exception in the formation of the “Imparfait”. We
also have to be careful conjugating verbs ending in “CER” and “GER”.
In verbs ending in ‘CER’ , we use the cedilla ( le cedilla, “ ç” ) in all forms except
‘nous’ and ‘vous’ and in verbs ending in ‘GER’ , we use ‘e’ in all forms except ‘nous’
and ‘vous’
e.g. :
i. Hier, quand je faisais mes devoirs, mon portable a sonné.
iii. Quand ils étaient jeunes, ils allaient à la campagne chaque été.
EXERCICE