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The imperfect tenseWhen do we use the imperfect tense?

The imperfect tense is used to talk about and also describe things that used to happen regularly in the past. Learn how to form sentences using this tense.

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When do we use the imperfect tense?

The French imperfect tense is a past tense that indicates an ongoing state of being, or a repeated or incomplete action

The imperfect tense is used to describe things in the past:

  • quand j'茅迟补颈蝉 en Australie, il faisait beau tout le temps - when I was in Australia, the weather was nice all the time
  • comment 茅迟补颈迟 ton voyage ? - how was your trip?
  • qu'est-ce que tu faisais pour aider 脿 la maison ? - what did you do to help at home?
  • il y avait beaucoup de monde dans le restaurant - there were lots of people in the restaurant

The imperfect tense is also used to talk about things that used to happen regularly in the past:

  • quand j'茅迟补颈蝉 petite, je jouais tous les jours - when I was little, I used to play every day
  • avant, je faisais du sport tous les matins - I used to do sport every morning

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