4.3.8

Imperfect Tense - Irregular IR Verbs

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Irregular IR Verbs in the Imperfect tense

Any 'IR' verbs that are irregular in the 'nous' form of the present tense will have an irregular stem in the imperfect tense.

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Irregular IR verbs

  • Voir → nous voyons → voy
    • Verbs that are irregular in the 'nous' form of the present tense all have an irregular imperfect stem.
    • All you do is add the imperfect endings to the stem.
      • Je voyais.

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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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