tense used to describe how things were or used to be in the past, or to say what was happening

describes habitual events in the present: 'I do'

Task A1 -1

Task A1 -2

Task A1 -3

Task A1 -4

je vois

la_ville

Task B3

La transformation des villes : imperfect of être, avoir and faire

French

This unit develops knowledge of the imperfect tense by focusing on the irregular verbs avoir, être and faire. The prepositions sans, pour and avant are also revisited, along with the use of emphatic pronouns (such as moi, toi, lui) after prepositions.

Communication and the world around us: Là où j'habite

Which tense should you use when speaking or writing about what you did regularly in the past?

Nous faisions les magasins chaque week-end.

Which sentences are in the present tense?

Write the imperfect tense correct form of the verb in brackets. 'Ils {{}} (avoir) de longs cheveux châtains.' 

What is the correct imperfect form of the verb in brackets in this sentence? 'Vous {{}} (faire) de l'athlétisme quand vous étiez jeune ?'

Complete the sentence: The translation of 'there used to be' is: il y {{}}.

Match the French words with their English meanings.

Match the subjects with the correct imperfect tense verb forms.

Which is the correct imperfect verb ending in this sentence? 'Nous visit... souvent le musée quand j'étais enfant.' 

What is the imperfect tense stem of être?

The present tense form for which subject is the starting point for creating the imperfect tense stem?

Which is the correct word order to make this sentence? They used to like going to France on holiday.

Starter Quiz