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Page 1: Leçon 12: L’imparfait FREN 120. A few quick notes about material from the chapter before getting started…

Leçon 12: L’imparfait

FREN 120

Page 2: Leçon 12: L’imparfait FREN 120. A few quick notes about material from the chapter before getting started…
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A few quick notes about material from the chapter before getting started…

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Tu fais quoi comme travail?• Basic rules of describing work:

1) If the noun is unmodified (you aren’t describing it further), you do not need an article.

- Il est medecin.- Elles sont étudiantes.

2) If the noun is modified (you are describing it further), you DO need an article.- Il est un medecin intelligent.- Elles sont des étudiantes parasseuses.

3) If you use “c’est” or the plural “ce sont”, you always need an article.- C’est une secretaire.- Ce sont des secretaires travailleuses.

*NOTE: Pay attention to the use of INDEFINITE articles (un/une/des). As always, they mean one or some, while the use of DEFINITE articles (le/la/les) means a very specific thing. (Il est le medecin de mes parents.)

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Tu fais quoi comme travail?• A quick note about women in business:

• In traditional French, there are very few variations of masculine professions for women.– Elle est medecin. (medecin is always masculine)

• NOT elle est medecine.

– Elle est secretaire. (secretaire is always feminine)

• There is some debate and change happening, especially in Canadian French, but stick to the traditional rules.– Angela Merkel est la présidente fédérale de

l'Union chrétienne-démocrate d'Allemagne (changed to the feminine)

– MAIS elle est aussi chancelier fédéral (remains masculine)

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When To Use the Imparfait(and when not to)

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Imparfait Passé Composé

Cause

“Because I didn’t have your telephone…”

Consequence

“…I couldn’t call you.”

Secondary Action

“I was sleeping…”

Primary Action

“…when the fire alarm sounded and woke me up.”

Background Action

“While I was at work…”

Specific Action

“…you went to the supermarket.”

“Yesterday, I bought a new skirt. It’s very beautiful but not too long, not too short.”

Description of a person (appearance, clothing)

“She had long blond and curly hair, and she wore a red dress.”

Succession of Events

“I woke up, ate, dressed.”

Description of exterior conditions

“It was beautiful outside. The trees were in bloom.”

Habitual Action, Recurring Action

“Everyday, when I was little, I ate a tartine with Nutella…”

Change, passing from one state to another

“She dyed her hair blond.”

“He was single two months ago (<- IMPARFAIT) but now he married. (<- PC)”

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Imparfait or Passé Composé?

1. Because I forgot my raincoat…2. …I returned home in cab.3. She ate at the restaurant.4. My brother moves the car on

Tuesdays.5. While I read my book…6. The doorbell rang.7. He was so good looking.8. I parked the car, made dinner and

called you.9. It was a cold and rainy night.10. When I was a little girl…11. I watched Mary Poppins everyday.

1. Imparfait2. Passé Composé3. Passé Composé4. Imparfait5. Imparfait6. Passé Composé7. Imparfait8. Passé Composé9. Imparfait10.Imparfait11.Imparfait

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Imparfait ou Passé Composé?

• Hier, il _____________(décider) de vendre ses tableaux.

• La mère de Cendrillon ___________ (mourir) quand elle ________(avoir) six ans.

• Elle __________ (savoir) ce poème par coeur.• Mon frère ___________ (avoir) cinq ans quand il

____________ (commencer) l’école primaire.• Hélène _____________ (vouloir) retourner en

France, mais je lui a demandé de rester.

a décidé (PC)

est morte (PC)avait (IMP)

savait (IMP)avait (IMP)

a commencé(PC)voulait (IMP)

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• Je _________ (voir) ce film hier.• Ils ___________ (faire) les achats le lundi.• Mon cousin ____________ (tomber).• Ma grand-mère _____________ (retourner)

en Suède quand elle __________ (avoir) 94 ans.

• Je ___________ (écouter) la radio quand tu ____________ (téléphoner).

• Son père __________ (partir) il y a trois ans.• Qui ____________ (voler) ma voiture?• Nous ____________ (visiter) le musée le

samedi, sauf quand il __________ (pleuvoir)

ai vu(PC)

faisaient (IMP)

est tombé (PC)

est retournée (PC)avait (IMP)

écoutais (IMP)as téléphoné (PC)

est parti (PC)a volé (PC)

visitions (IMP)pleuvait (IMP)

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• Paul McCartney __________ (ecrire) la chanson, “Let It Be”.

• Je ne ___________ (aller, pas) au Louvre.• Il ne ____________ (venir, pas) à l’heure.• Il ne ____________ (venir, jamais) à l’heure.• Je __________ (avoir) peur des araignées.• Marie ____________ (essayer) deux fois.• Je __________ (regarder) la Tour Eiffel

plusieurs fois.• Il ___________ (être) une fois.• Ernest Hemingway _________ (naître) aux

Etats-Unis.

a écrit (PC)

suis pas allée (PC)est pas venu (PC)

venait jamais (IMP)

avais (IMP)a essayé (PC)

ai regardé (PC)

était (IMP)

est né (PC)

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Forming the Imparfait

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It all begins with nous…

Step One: Conjugate the verb into it’s present tense “nous” form.

Aimer – nous aimonsParler – nous parlonsPrendre – nous prenonsAller – nous allonsAvoir – nous avonsVendre - nous vendons

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It all begins with nous…

Step Two: Remove the ending “-ons”.

Aimer – aimonsParler – parlonsPrendre – prenonsAller – allonsAvoir – avonsVendre - nous vendons

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It all begins with nous…

Step Three: Add the correct imperfect endings.

Aimer – j’aimaisParler – tu parlaisPrendre – il parlaitAller – nous allionsAvoir – vous aviezVendre - ils vendaient

je -ais

tu -ais

il/elle/on -ait

nous -ions

vous -iez

Ils/elles -aient

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It all begins with nous…

• Verbs that end in –cer add a cedilla to the “c” before an ending that begins with a.

commencerje commençais

tu commençais

Il/Elle/On commençait

nous commencions

vous commenciez

Ils/elles commençaient

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It all begins with nous…

• Verbs that end in –ger add an “e” before an ending that begins with an “a”.

Mangerje mangeais

tu mangeais

Il/elle/on mangeait

nous mangions

vous mangiez

Ils/elles mangeaient

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Le problème de être

The verb être is the only verb with an irregular imperfect stem, meaning it cannot be derived from “nous”.

Je étais

tu étais

Il/elle/on était

nous étions

vous étiez

Ils/elles étaient