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The Imperfect Tense in French

Question 21

Which is NOT an example of when to use the French imperfect tense?

A.Describing ongoing conditions in the past

B.Describing habitual past actions

C.Narrating a unique completed event

D.Describing background situations

Question 1

What French tense is the main focus of this lesson?

A.Present tense

B.Passé composé

C.Imperfect tense (l'imparfait)

D.Future tense

Question 2

What is the French term for 'imperfect tense'?

A.Le subjunctif

B.La futur

C.Le conditionnel

D.L’imparfait

Question 3

Which of the following best describes use of the imperfect tense?

A.Completed actions in the past

B.Ongoing or repeated actions in the past

C.Future plans

D.Commands

Question 4

Which English phrases might indicate the use of l’imparfait in French?

A.I have eaten

B.I will eat

C.I used to work

D.I travel

Question 5

How do you generally form the imperfect tense root for regular verbs in French?

A.Use the infinitive

B.Use the present 'nous' form minus 'ons'

C.Use the past participle

D.Use the present 'il' form

Question 6

When talking about 'I was finishing' (ongoing action in the past), which tense should you use in French?

A.Passé composé

B.Imparfait

C.Present

D.Future

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a typical ending for l’imparfait in French?

A.-ais

B.-ait

C.-aient

D.-ez

Question 8

What are the imperfect endings for French verbs, in order (je, tu, il/elle/on, nous, vous, ils/elles)?

A.e, es, e, ons, ez, ent

B.ai, as, a, ons, ez, ont

C.ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, aient

D.is, is, it, issons, issez, issent

Question 9

Which verb has an irregular imperfect stem and what is that stem?

A.Avoir – av

B.Être – ét

C.Faire – fais

D.Aller – all

Question 10

What would be the correct l’imparfait form of 'nous finissons' (we finish)?

A.Nous finissons

B.Nous finissions

C.Nous finissais

D.Nous finiont

Question 11

Which scenario would NOT call for the imperfect tense?

A.A habitual action in the past

B.A one-time completed action in the past

C.A description of a setting

D.An ongoing action in the past

Question 12

How would you say 'she used to work at the school' in French using the imperfect?

A.Elle a travaillé à l'école

B.Elle travaille à l'école

C.Elle travaillait à l'école

D.Elle travail à l'école

Question 13

Which of these sentences mixes the imperfect and passé composé tenses?

A.Je mange une pomme

B.Nous étions contents

C.Nous préparions le dîner quand ils sont arrivés

D.Vous allez à Paris

Question 14

When conjugating 'finir' in the imperfect tense for 'je', what is the correct form?

A.Je finis

B.Je finissais

C.Je finir

D.Je finissions

Question 15

You want to describe 'weather' or 'the setting' in the past in French, which tense should you use?

A.Present

B.Future

C.Imparfait

D.Passé composé

Question 16

For the verb 'être', what is the correct imperfect form for 'je'?

A.Je suis

B.J'étais

C.Je serai

D.Je été

Question 17

What does the imperfect tense NOT express?

A.Habitual past actions

B.Repeated past actions

C.Ongoing past actions

D.A specific, completed past action

Question 18

Which English construction is most closely matched to the French imperfect?

A.I have gone

B.I went yesterday

C.I was going

D.I will go

Question 19

In the sentence: 'Quand j'étais jeune, j'aimais la nourriture française,' how many verbs are imperfect?

A.0

B.1

C.2

D.3

Question 20

To form the imperfect tense, which two components do you need?

A.Past participle + avoir/être

B.Infinitive + future ending

C.Present nous stem + imperfect ending

D.Present il/elle stem + subjunctive ending