Bien Dit 2 - Chapter 6 - Key Words Imparfait and PC,

en géneral

in general

chaque jour

each day

hier

yesterday

tous les jours

every day

quelquefois

sometimes

hier soir

last night

un jour

one day

chaque année

each year

chaque fois

each time

une fois

one time

la semaine passée

last week

toujours

always

l'été dernière

last summer

souvent

often

enfin

finally

tout à coup

all of a sudden

d'habitude

usually

Quand j'étais jeune...

When I was young...

Quand j'avais dix ans...

When I was 10...

Quand j'étais petit(e)...

When I was small...

Quand j'étais plus jeune...

When I was younger...

Quand j'habitais en Afrique...

When I lived in Africa...

J'étais

I was

Tu étais

You (informal) were

Il/Elle était

He/she was

Nous étions

We were

Vous étiez

You (formal) were

Ils/Elles étaient

They were

J'avais

I had

Tu avais

You (informal) had

Il/Elle avait

He/She had

Nous avions

We had

Vous aviez

You (formal) had

Ils/Elles avaient

They had

Je jouais

I was playing

Tu jouais

You (informal) were playing

Il/Elle jouait

He/She was playing

Nous jouions

We were playing

Vous jouiez

You (form) were playing

Ils/Elles jouaient

They were playing

Je faisais

I did/made

Tu faisais

You (informal) did/made

Il/Elle faisait

He/She did/made

Nous faisions

We did/made

Vous faisiez

You (formal) did/made

Ils/Elles faisaient

They did/made

Je finissais

I was finishing

Tu finissais

You (inf.) were finishing

Il/Elle finissait

He/She was finishing

Nous finissions

We were finishing

Vous finissiez

You (form) were finishing

Ils/Elles finissaient

They were finishing

Je lisais

I was reading

Tu lisais

You (inf) were reading

Il/Elle lisait

He/She was reading

Nous lisions

We were reading

Vous lisiez

You (form) were reading

Ils/Elles lisaient

They were reading

J'allais

I was going

Tu allais

You (inf) were going

Il/Elle allait

He/She was going

Nous allions

We were going

Vous alliez

You (form) were going

Ils/Elles allaient

They were going

Je mangeais

I was eating

Tu mangeais

You (inf) were eating

Il/Elle mangeait

He/She was eating

Nous mangions

We were eating

Vous mangiez

You (form) were eating

Ils/Elles mangeaient

They were eating

J'écrivais

I was writing

Tu écrivais

You (inf) were writing

Il/Elle écrivait

He/She was writing

Nous écrivions

We were writing

Vous écriviez

You (form) were writing

Ils/Elles écrivaient

They were writing

J'étudiais

I was studying

Tu étudiais

You (inf) were studying

Il/Elle étudiait

He/She was studying

Nous étudiions

We were studying

Vous étudiiez

You (form) were studying

Ils/Elles étudiaient

They were studying