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Imparfait: regular formation

Imparfait: regular formation

Structure:

nous-stem + -ais / -ais / -ait / -ions / -iez / -aient

Take the nous-form present tense, remove -ons, and add the imparfait endings.

Example:

Nous mangions, vous mangiez, ils mangeaient. **Translation:** We were eating, you were eating, they were eating.

Examples

Nous mangions, vous mangiez, ils mangeaient.

We were eating, you were eating, they were eating.

Practice

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Nous mangions, vous mangiez, ils mangeaient."

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