tense used to describe how things were or used to be in the past

A2-1 Je choisis toutes mes matières.

A2-2 J’écrivais des messages sur mon portable en classe.

A2-3 Je ne lisais jamais de journaux.

A2-4 Je sors les mercredis.

A2-5 Je sortais les samedis.

A2-6 Je deviens plus responsable.

A2-7 Je ne finissais pas tous mes devoirs.

A2-8 Je réussis tous mes examens.

Celebrities: perfect and imperfect

French

School in France - then and now: -er verbs imperfect tense

Primary and secondary school: -er verbs imperfect tense, ordinal numbers

Childhood: then and now: key - RE and -IR verbs in the imperfect tense

Childhood: present and imperfect tenses, 'il y a' meaning 'ago'

Montreal - a diverse city: imperfect tense singular

Montreal - habitual and one-off past events: imperfect and perfect

Spring holidays: perfect tense with 'être', pronouns 'moi', 'toi', 'qui'

Pupils are introduced firstly to -er verbs in the imperfect tense to describe habitual events in the past. The imperfect of common irregular verbs is added,  before pupils then contrast one-off and habitual events with the perfect vs imperfect tenses, practising this with known and new vocabulary.

How things used to be: imperfect tense, ordinal numbers

Which form of the verb 'boire' to drink, goes with 'nous'?

Translate 'we say,' to show how verbs like traduire, dire, conduire, interdire, construire, lire form the 'nous' form of the present tense?

Put the words in order to make a sentence

Which of these verbs are in the imperfect tense?

Which are the correct translations of 'J'allais'?

Translate 'I used to watch / I was watching'.

How do verbs like prendre, apprendre, comprendre form the present tense?

How do verbs like 'entendre' (attendre, répondre, perdre, dépendre, descendre, mettre, remettre) form the present tense?

How do verbs like 'choisir' (réussir, finir, remplir, définir, réagir, réfléchir, nourrir) form the present tense? Add the correct verb endings.

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