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Imparfait: ongoing past action or description

Structure:

imparfait to describe states or ongoing actions in the past

Use imparfait for background descriptions and actions in progress.

Example:

Il pleuvait et les enfants jouaient dehors. **Translation:** It was raining and the children were playing outside.

Examples

Il pleuvait et les enfants jouaient dehors.

It was raining and the children were playing outside.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Il pleuvait et les enfants jouaient dehors."

Adverbs of manner: adjective + -ment

Cause connectors: parce que, puisque, car

Comparative adjectives: plus...que, moins...que, aussi...que

Concession: bien que + subjonctif, même si + indicatif

Conditionnel présent: formation