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)
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.
"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.
je -ais tu -ais il/elle -ait nous -ions vous -iez ils/elles -ient
"iez" is the vous ending in the imperfect. (For example, aimer --> aimiez.)
A French regular verb is a verb that follows a common conjugation pattern. Regular verbs typically end in -er, -ir, or -re and conjugate predictably according to their verb group. Examples of regular verbs in French include "aimer" (to love), "finir" (to finish), and "vendre" (to sell).
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
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.
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.
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.
imparfait
"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 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].
"j'avais" (imparfait) or "j'ai eu" (passé composé)
je -ais tu -ais il/elle -ait nous -ions vous -iez ils/elles -ient
'saviez' is a form of the verb 'savoir', meaning to know in French ; it is the second person plural at the past tense 'imparfait'. vous saviez: you knew (you plural or formal)
Acheter is a first group verb: it has the same endings as "aimer" (the model verb for the first group). Complete conjugation is in link below.
"iez" is the vous ending in the imperfect. (For example, aimer --> aimiez.)