Imperfect tense theory + examples

Imperfect verbs, how to form them , and examples of stems, and the endings

How to form the stem of an imperfect verb?

Get ‘nous’ form and then remove the ‘ons’ ending

Imperfect form of ‘to listen’

écout

we used to listen

nous écoutions

They used to listen

ils écoutaient

imperfect stem for ‘to eat’ ?

mange

I used to eat

je mangeais

he used to eat

il mangeait

they used to eat

ils mangeaient

we used to eat

nous mangions

imperfect stem for ‘to come’?

ven

He used to come

il venait

you used to come (plural)

vous veniez

imperfect stem for ‘to sell’

vendr

we used to sell

nous vendrions

imperfect ending for ‘je’

ais

imperfect ending for ‘tu’

ais

imperfect ending for ‘il / elle/ on’

ait

imperfect ending for ‘nous’

ions

imperfect ending for 'vous’

iez

imperfect ending for ‘ils / elles’

aient