1. Imperfect tense

2. Uses of the imperfect: Saying what you used to do Describing things in the past Saying what you were doing

3. Imperfect tense Take the nous part of the verb: Remove the ons ending: finissons Add the correct imperfect ending: finiss Je finissais I was finishing... I used to finish

4. Imperfect tense Je finissais I was finishing

5. Imperfect tense Tu finissais You (familiar) were finishing

6. Imperfect tense Il finissait He was finishing

7. Imperfect tense Elle finissait She was finishing

8. Imperfect tense On finissait We were finishing

9. Imperfect tense Nous finissions We were finishing

10. Imperfect tense Vous finissiez You (polite) were finishing You (plural) were finishing

11. Imperfect tense Ils finissaient They (masculine) were finishing

12. Imperfect tense Elles finissaient They (feminine) were finishing