Imperfect Tense - Regular RE Verbs
French: AQA GCSE (2025 Exams), topic 4.3.5
Regular RE Verbs
To form the imperfect tense in French with RE verbs, take the present tense 'nous' form and replace the present tense endings with the imperfect endings. Here is the example for 'vendre' (to sell):
Je vendais - I was selling/used to sell
Tu vendais - you were selling/used to sell
- 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Il/elle vendait - he/she was selling/used to sell
Nous vendions - we were selling/used to sell
Vous vendiez - you were selling/used to sell
- 'Vous' means:
- You (plural).
- You (singular, formal).
Ils/elles vendaient - they were selling/used to sell
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