Imperfect Tense - Regular ER Verbs
French: AQA GCSE (2025 Exams), topic 4.3.1
Regular ER Verbs
To form the imperfect tense in French with ER verbs, you take the present tense 'nous' form, take off the present tense ending and add the imperfect endings. Here is the example for 'parler':
Je parlais - I was talking/used to talk
Tu parlais - you were talking/used to talk
- 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Il/elle parlait - he/she was talking/used to talk
Nous parlions - we were talking/used to talk
Vous parliez - you were talking/used to talk
- 'Vous' means:
- You (plural).
- You (singular, formal).
Ils/elles parlaient - they were talking/used to talk
Test yourself on Imperfect Tense - Regular ER Verbs
How do you say 'we were talking' in French?
Which one of these are NOT in the imperfect tense?