Imperfect Tense - Regular IR Verbs
French: AQA GCSE (2025 Exams), topic 4.3.3
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':
Je finissais - I was finishing, used to finish
Tu finissais - you were finishing, used to finish
- 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Il/elle finissait - he/she was finishing, used to finish
Nous finissions - we were finishing, used to finish
Vous finissiez - you were finishing, used to finish
- 'Vous' means:
- You (plural).
- You (singular, formal).
Ils/elles finissaient - they were finishing, used to finish
Test yourself on Imperfect Tense - Regular IR Verbs
How do you say 'we were finishing' in French?
Which one of these is NOT in the imperfect tense?