Imperfect Tense - Irregular RE Verbs

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Irregular RE Verbs in the Imperfect Tense

Verbs like 'prendre'

Prendre → nous prenons → pren
- Because verbs like 'prendre' are irregular in the 'nous' form of the present tense, they have an irregular imperfect stem.
- You just add the imperfect endings.
  - Je prenais

No pattern

A lot of the no pattern irregular verbs in the present tense have irregular 'nous' forms.
This means they have irregular imperfect stems.
You just add the imperfect endings to these irregular stems.
- Faire → nous faisons → fais
  - Je faisais.
- Boire → nous buvons → buv
  - Je buvais.

1Phonics/Alphabet/Spellings

1.1Alphabet & Accents

1.1.1The Alphabet

1.1.2Accents

2Family & Relationships

2.1Family

2.2Family - Vocabulary

2.2.1Talking About Yourself - English to French

2.2.2Talking About Yourself - French to English

2.2.3Family - English to French

2.2.4Family - French to English

2.2.5Colours - English to French

2.2.6Colours - French to English

2.2.7Friends - English to French

2.2.8Friends - French to English

2.3Relationships

2.3.1Couples

2.3.2Single

2.3.3Weddings

2.3.4Marriage & Divorce

2.3.5Love

2.3.6Cohabitation

2.3.7Good & Bad Relationships

2.3.8Ideal Partners

3Home

3.1Home

3.1.1Where I Live

3.1.2My House

3.1.3Rooms of the House

3.1.4In My House

3.1.5Household Objects

3.1.6Home Activities

3.1.7Chores

3.1.8My Home - Listening

3.1.9My Furniture - Listening

3.2Home - Vocabulary

3.2.1Home - English to French

3.2.2Home - French to English

4Customs & Traditions in French Speaking Countries

4.1Customs & Traditions in French Speaking Countries

4.1.1Customs & Traditions in French Speaking Countries

4.1.2Celebrating

4.1.3French Celebrations

4.1.4Christmas Traditions

4.1.5Christmas in France - Listening

4.1.6National Holidays - Listening

4.2Customs & Traditions - Vocabulary

4.2.1Customs & Traditions - English to French

4.2.2Customs & Traditions - French to English

5Lifestyle

5.1Food

5.1.1Fruits

5.1.2Vegetables

5.1.3Meat & Fish

5.1.4Drinks

5.1.5Snacks

5.1.6Ordering

5.1.7Eating Out - Starters

5.1.8Eating Out - Main Course

5.1.9Eating Out - Dessert

5.1.10Favourite Food - Listening

5.1.11Breakfast - Listening

5.1.12Restaurants - Listening

6Sports & Games

6.1Sports & Games

6.1.1Games

6.1.2Jouer

6.1.3Sports with 'jouer'

6.1.4Faire

6.1.5Sports with 'faire'

6.1.6Exercise - Listening

6.1.7Working Out - Listening

6.2Sports - Vocabulary

6.2.1Sports - English to French

6.2.2Sports - French to English

7Health

7.1Health

7.1.1Healthy Living

7.1.2Unhealthy Living

7.1.3Illness

7.1.4Ache

7.1.5Pains

7.1.6Diets - Listening

7.2Health - Vocabulary

7.2.1Healthy Living - English to French

7.2.2Healthy Living - French to English

7.2.3Unhealthy Living - English to French

7.2.4Unhealthy Living - French to English

8School

8.1School

8.1.1'Ne... pas'

8.1.2School Subjects

8.1.3School Subjects 2

8.1.4The School Day

8.1.5Describing Your School

8.1.6School Rules

8.1.7School Uniform

8.1.8School Years

8.1.9School Supplies

8.1.10Classroom

8.1.11Classroom Furniture

8.1.12School Bags - Listening

8.2School - Vocabulary

8.2.1School - English to French

8.2.2School - French to English

8.2.3School Life - English to French

8.2.4School Life - French to English

9Future Plans

9.1Future Plans

9.1.1Jobs

9.1.2Opinions

9.1.3Places of Work

9.1.4Further Education

9.1.5Reasons Why

9.1.6Ambitions

9.1.7Jobs & Occupations - Listening

9.1.8Aspirations - Listening

9.2Future Plans - Vocabulary

9.2.1Further Education - English to French

9.2.2Further Education - French to English

9.2.3Jobs - English to French

9.2.4Jobs - French to English

10Leisure, Free Time & Media

11Town & Region

11.1Town & Region

11.1.1Places in the Town

11.1.2Describing My Town

11.1.3Things To Do

11.1.4Improving My Town

11.1.5Directions

11.1.6Cities & Regions

11.1.7Cities & Villages

11.1.8Cities - Listening

11.1.9Regions - Listening

11.2Town & Region - Vocabulary

11.2.1Town - English to French

11.2.2Town - French to English

11.2.3Region - English to French

11.2.4Region - French to English

11.2.5Directions - English to French

11.2.6Directions - French to English

12Holidays

12.1Holidays

12.1.1Masculine Countries

12.1.2Feminine Countries

12.1.3Going on Holiday

12.1.4Accommodation

12.1.5Activities

12.1.6Making a Reservation

12.1.7Making a Complaint

12.1.8Good Weather

12.1.9Bad Weather

12.1.10French-Speaking Countries

12.1.11Dream Holidays - Listening

12.2Holidays - Vocabulary

12.2.1Holidays - English to French

12.2.2Holidays - French to English

12.2.3Going on Holiday - English to French

12.2.4Going on Holiday - French to English

12.2.5Countries - English to French

12.2.6Countries - French to English

12.2.7Weather - English to French

12.2.8Weather - French to English

13Global Issues

13.1Global Issues

13.1.1To Waste Energy

13.1.2To Save Energy

13.1.3Environmental Problems

13.1.4Priorities

13.1.5Addressing The Problem

13.1.6Volunteering

13.1.7Volunteer Work

13.1.8Social Causes

13.1.9Human Rights

13.1.10Human Rights 2

13.1.11Freedom - Listening

13.2Global Issues - Vocabulary

13.2.1The Environment - English to French

13.2.2The Environment - French to English

14Grammar

14.1Present Tense

14.2Perfect Tense

14.2.1Regular ER Verbs in the Perfect Tense

14.2.2Regular IR Verbs in the Perfect Tense

14.2.3Regular RE Verbs in the Perfect Tense

14.2.4Irregular Past Participle With 'Avoir'

14.2.5Irregular Past Participle With 'Avoir' 2

14.2.6Être RE Verbs

14.2.7Être IR Verbs

14.2.8Être ER Verbs

14.2.9'Venir'

14.2.10'Naître' & 'Mourir'

14.3Imperfect Tense

14.3.1Imperfect Tense - Regular ER Verbs

14.3.2Imperfect Tense - 5 Common ER Verbs

14.3.3Imperfect Tense - Regular IR Verbs

14.3.4Imperfect Tense - 5 Common IR Verbs

14.3.5Imperfect Tense - Regular RE Verbs

14.3.6Imperfect Tense - 5 Common RE Verbs

14.3.7Imperfect Tense - Irregular ER Verbs

14.3.8Imperfect Tense - Être

14.3.9Imperfect Tense - Irregular IR Verbs

14.3.10Imperfect Tense - Irregular RE Verbs

14.3.11When to Use the Imperfect vs the Perfect

14.4Future Tense

14.4.1Immediate Future

14.4.2Future Tense - Regular ER Verbs

14.4.3Future Tense - 5 Common ER Verbs

14.4.4Future Tense - Regular IR Verbs

14.4.5Future Tense - 5 Common IR Verbs

14.4.6Future Tense - Regular RE Verbs

14.4.7Future Tense - 5 Common RE Verbs

14.4.8Future Tense - Irregulars

14.4.9Future Tense - Irregulars 2

14.5Conditional Tense

14.5.1Conditional Tense - Regular ER Verbs

14.5.2Conditional Tense - 5 Common ER Verbs

14.5.3Conditional Tense - Regular IR Verbs

14.5.4Conditional Tense - 5 Common IR Verbs

14.5.5Conditional Tense - Regular RE Verbs

14.5.6Conditional Tense - 5 Common RE Verbs

14.5.7Conditional Tense - Irregulars

14.5.8Conditional Tense - Irregulars 2

14.6Passive

14.6.1Present Passive Voice

14.6.2Perfect Passive Voice

14.6.3Future Passive Voice

14.6.4Imperfect Future Passive Voice

14.6.5Avoiding The Passive

14.6.6Making The Passive Active

14.7Imperative

14.7.1Imperatives

14.7.2Irregular Imperatives

15Other Grammar

15.1Nouns

15.1.1The, A

15.1.2Some

15.1.3Masculine

15.1.4Masculine 2

15.1.5Feminine

15.1.6Feminine 2

15.1.7Masculine Plurals

15.1.8Feminine Plurals

15.1.9Irregular Plurals

15.1.10Suffixes

15.2Adjectives

15.2.1Adjectives Must Agree

15.2.2Irregular Agreements

15.2.3No Pattern Irregulars

15.2.4Adjectives Which Change Their Meaning

15.2.5Before the Noun

15.2.6Before the Noun 2

15.2.7After the Noun

15.2.8Comparing Adjectives

15.2.9Superlative Adjectives

15.2.10Good, Better, Best

15.2.11Patterns

15.2.12Masculine and Feminine

15.3Pronouns

15.3.1Subject Pronouns

15.3.2Direct Object Pronouns

15.3.3Indirect Object Pronouns

15.3.4Reflexive Pronouns

15.3.5Indefinite Pronouns

15.3.6'Y' & 'En'

15.4Adverbs

15.4.1Adding 'ment'

15.4.2Exceptions

15.4.3Good, Badly, Fast

15.5Infinitive Phrases

15.5.1Infinitive Phrases

15.6Conjunctions

15.6.1But, And

15.6.2Then, So

15.6.3Because, While

15.6.4However, For Example

15.7Negatives

15.7.1'Ne...pas'

15.7.2Other Negatives

15.7.3Negative Sentences

15.8Prepositions

15.8.1In, To, Of

15.8.2Verbs That Use 'A' or 'De'

15.9Asking Questions

15.9.1What, Which, Where?

15.9.2How, When?

15.9.3'Est-ce que...'

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