4.3.3

Imperfect Tense - Regular IR Verbs

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Regular IR Verbs

To form the imperfect tense in French with IR verbs, you take the present tense 'nous' form, take off the present tense ending and add the imperfect endings. Here is the example for 'finir':

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Vous finissiez - you were finishing, used to finish

  • 'Vous' means:
    • You (plural).
    • You (singular, formal).

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4Common Tenses

4.1Present Tense

4.2Perfect Tense

4.3Imperfect Tense

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4.5Future Tense

5Advanced Tenses

6Extra Grammar

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