L'IMPARFAIT EN FRANCE
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Full English transcript : THE IMPERFECT IN FRANCE
0:00 The imperfect has got three uses. Number one : a continued, usual past action now totally terminated,
0:12 the French equivalent of English used to
As a child I went to school on Saturdays
My parents used to live in Paris
0:23 Number two : a long, past, terminated action during which events occur, the French equivalent of English past continuous
0:36 I was sleeping when my brother returned
It was raining when my car broke down
0:46 Number three : the verb be used in the past simple form
I was tired last night
We were three
They were happy