je -ais
tu -ais
il/elle -ait
nous -ions
vous -iez
ils/elles -ient
je - ais (je faisais)tu - ais (tu disais)il, elle - ait (elle aimait)nous - ions (nous finissions)vous - iez (vous trouviez)ils, elles - aient (ils avaient)
"Imparfait" in the indicative mode is the standard tense to describe an action happening or that happened in the past, regardless of its start or duration. The "passé composé" is used mostly to refer to a specific moment, not an action over its whole duration. The "passé simple" isn't used anymore, at least in oral French. The imparfait may also be used for modal reasons (for instance after a verb in "present", "passé simple" or "passé composé"), and can also be used to describe an hypothetical action. "Imparfait" in the subjonctive mode is not used in French anymore, because of the ridiculous pedantic sounding ending forms.
The plus-que-parfait is made up af two parts:the auxiliary (avoir) in the imparfait form + the past participle.ex: 1st group - "aimer" > j'avais aimé, vous aviez aimé.2nd group - "finir" > elle avait fini, nous avions fini.3rd group "croire, prendre" > tu avais cru, elles avaient cru; il avait pris, nous avions pris.In that pattern you use the "imparfait" endings for "avoir" and the relevant participle for each verb.
"iez" is the vous ending in the imperfect. (For example, aimer --> aimiez.)
The quick rule of thumb when writing or speaking is "Imparfait" is the very near past, i.e. this morning, a few hours ago at most yesterday. Whereas "Passé Composé" is the past, usually a longer time has passed.So for an example:Je buvais du café ce matin. (Imparfait)I drank coffee this morning.J'ai acheté du café la semaine dernière. (Passé composé)I bought coffee last week.
The cause for saying you will do something is called the futur. It uses the same stem as the conditionnel with the imparfait endings: rais, rais, rait, rions, riez, and raient.
je - ais (je faisais)tu - ais (tu disais)il, elle - ait (elle aimait)nous - ions (nous finissions)vous - iez (vous trouviez)ils, elles - aient (ils avaient)
imparfait
"j'avais" (imparfait) or "j'ai eu" (passé composé)
Imparfait only the verb;pase compose 2 parts avoir or etre & the verb not the infinitive form like I was lookING in Eng in french voir & vu
"Imparfait" in the indicative mode is the standard tense to describe an action happening or that happened in the past, regardless of its start or duration. The "passé composé" is used mostly to refer to a specific moment, not an action over its whole duration. The "passé simple" isn't used anymore, at least in oral French. The imparfait may also be used for modal reasons (for instance after a verb in "present", "passé simple" or "passé composé"), and can also be used to describe an hypothetical action. "Imparfait" in the subjonctive mode is not used in French anymore, because of the ridiculous pedantic sounding ending forms.
Imparfait is used for events that happened a long time ago, while passe compose is used for more recent events. It is important to identify how to use passe compose and imparfait correctly to express past events.
"iez" is the vous ending in the imperfect. (For example, aimer --> aimiez.)
The plus-que-parfait is made up af two parts:the auxiliary (avoir) in the imparfait form + the past participle.ex: 1st group - "aimer" > j'avais aimé, vous aviez aimé.2nd group - "finir" > elle avait fini, nous avions fini.3rd group "croire, prendre" > tu avais cru, elles avaient cru; il avait pris, nous avions pris.In that pattern you use the "imparfait" endings for "avoir" and the relevant participle for each verb.
The word 'imparfait' may be an adjective in French. As such, it may mean imperfect, as of an image; incomplete, as of a work; and partial, as of a cure. The word also may be used as a noun. As such, perhaps its most common use is the name of the verb tense that's the French equivalent of the English imperfect. The French imperfect tense may be expressed in the indicative mood [of reality] or the subjunctive mood [of wishes].
There are numerous past tenses in French. "It had" will most likely be imperfect (imparfait), so it would be "il avait". If "it had" is preterite (passé composé), it would be "il a eu".
The cast of Imparfait du subjectif - 2011 includes: Raoul Schlechter