French grammar note on the imparfait, image of a person listening to music
The #French imparfait (imperfect) describes an ongoing background action in the past that was interrupted by another action, which is in the passé composé. #FrenchGrammar #FrenchTenses #LearnFrench. thelanguagegarage.com/the-french-i...
French grammar note on past participle agreement in the passé composé, image of someone sleeping
Past participles of #French verbs that use être in the passé composé must agree with the subject like adjectives. #FrenchGrammar #FrenchVerbs #FrenchTenses. thelanguagegarage.com/french-passe...
French grammar note on verbs that use être in the passé composé, image of a train station
#French verbs of movement, change of state, and reflexives use être in the passé composé. #FrenchGrammar #FrenchVerbs #FrenchTenses. thelanguagegarage.com/french-passe...
French grammar note on the passé composé about verbs that take avoir, image of two women drinking coffee
Most verbs in the #French passé composé use avoir as an auxiliary: j’ai parlé. I spoke. Elle a dormi. She slept. #FrenchGrammar #FrenchVerbs #FrenchTenses. thelanguagegarage.com/french-passe...
French grammar note on Être in the imparfait, conjugation and examples, image of a sick man
Être in the imparfait has these forms: j’étais, tu étais, il/elle/on était, nous étions, vous étiez, ils/elles étaient. It expresses ongoing states in the past. #FrenchGrammar #FrenchTenses #LearnFrench. thelanguagegarage.com/the-french-i...
French verb stem spelling changes in the imperfect, image of old photographs
Spelling changes on the verb stem in the #French imparfait are not necessary with endings that begin with -i (nous and vous forms). #FrenchGrammar #FrenchTenses #LearnFrench. thelanguagegarage.com/the-french-i...
Uses of the French imperfect, image of a family sitting together for dinner
The #French imparfait (imperfect) expresses repeated actions in the past, ongoing states, or background conditions. #FrenchGrammar #FrenchTenses #LearnFrench. thelanguagegarage.com/the-french-i...
Forms of the French imperfect, image of a family photo album
To form the #French imparfait (imperfect) remove -ons from the nous present form, and add the imperfect endings -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient. #FrenchGrammar #FrenchTenses #LearnFrench. thelanguagegarage.com/the-french-i...
French grammar note on the passé composé, the French compound past tense. Examples of regular past participles, image of playing cards.
The #French passé composé uses avoir or être with a past participle: parlé, fini, répondu. #FrenchGrammar #FrenchVerbs #FrenchTenses. thelanguagegarage.com/french-passe...
Today's blog covers everything you need to know about the imperfect tense in French: learnfrenchwithalexa.com/blog/the-imperfect-tense...
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French imperfect vs passé composé, image of a time line and a picture of a woman napping
The #French imparfait (imperfect) can describe an ongoing background action in the past that was interrupted by another action, which is in the passé composé. #FrenchGrammar #FrenchTenses #LearnFrench. thelanguagegarage.com/the-french-i...
