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Imparfait - Imperfect
The past continuous is a form of the verb that shows than an action is taking place in the past without specifying it’s temporal limits.
FORMATION:
For all the verbs except (être) removing the “ons” ending from the nous form of the present tense. And add the endings.
ENDINGS
| Je | Ais |
| Tu | Ais |
| Il Elle |
Ait |
| Nous | Ions |
| Vous | Iez |
| Ils Elles |
Aient |
Entendre (to hear) = nous entendons (entend+endings)
| J’ | Entendais (I was hearing) |
| Tu | Entendais (you were hearing) |
| Il Elle |
Entendait (he was hearing) |
| Nous | Entendions (she was hearing) |
| Vous | Entendiez (you were hearing) |
| Ils Elles |
Entendaient (They were hearing) |
| Je prenais mon bain quand il m’a appelé. | - | (I was taking a bath when he called me.) |
| Tu allais écrire un livre. | - | (You were going to write a book.) |
| Il était en France pendant Covid-19. | - | (He was in France during Covid-19) |
| Elle mangeait un peu parcequ’elle était malade. | - | (She was eating little because she was sick.) |
| Ils ont commencé à nous dire que nous mentions. | - | (They started to tell us that we were lying,) |
| Il était fâché que vous partiez? | - | (He was upset that you were leaving?) |
| Ils changeaient leurs vies. | - | (They were changing their lives.) |
| Elles disaient beaucoup d’autres chôses contre lui. | - | (They were saying many other things against him.) |