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Use the Imparfait for Background Descriptions in French
Learn to use the French imparfait tense to describe past states, weather, feelings, habits, and background settings in spoken stories.
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Use the Imparfait for Background Descriptions in French
Learn to use the French imparfait tense to describe past states, weather, feelings, habits, and background settings in spoken stories.
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In French, when you tell a story about the past, you need a way to set the scene. The imparfait tense is perfect for this. It's used to describe how things were: what the weather was like, how people were feeling, or what was happening in the background.
Lesson#2
Let's start with describing past states or feelings. If you want to say how you or someone else was feeling, or the state they were in, you use the imparfait. For example, to say 'I was tired', you would use the imparfait of 'être' and say 'J'étais fatigué'.
Quiz#3
Translate into French: 'I was tired.'
J'étais fatigué.
Quiz#4
How do you say 'She was happy' in French?
Elle était contente.
Quiz#5
Translate into French: 'We were sick.'
Nous étions malades.
Quiz#6
How do you say 'They were sad' in French, referring to a group of men?
Ils étaient tristes.
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