Welcome back once again to Coffee Break French. Last time we were looking at the Imperfect

Tense. In lesson 63, we're going to be continuing to look at the Imperfect Tense and this

time talk a little more about the formation of the Tense. After the lesson, you'll be

able to conjugate verbs in the Imperfect. I hope that you enjoy this lesson of Coffee Break French.

Now in lesson 62, we were looking at the Imperfect Tense and we're going to continue with

this tense today. We're going to start with a little review of what we covered last time.

So to begin with Anna, can you tell me how you form the Imperfect Tense? Where do you go to start?

What's your starting point, first of all? You have to start with the new part of the verb in which

tense? The present tense. That's right. So we go to the new part of the verb in the present tense.

Last time we just looted ER verbs. So let's take an ER verb. Let's take Bavardi to chat. So what would

the new form of the present tense? We take off the ONS and then we're going to add the Imperfect

endings for Je, Tu, Il, Elle, and so on. So let's see if Anna can remember these endings.

First of all, what's the ending for Je?

E-I-S. That's right. And the Tu form?

Anna? E-I-S. That's right. It's the same as the Tu form. What about the Il or Elle form?

E-I-T. Mm-hmm. And then let's move on to the new form of the Imperfect Tense.

I-O-N-S. Yep, I-O-N-S. You've got to remember the I there. And what about the Vou form?

I-E-Z. Correct. And then the Il-E-L plural form.

E-I-E-N-T. That's correct. So let's take Bavardi and conjugate the whole verb in the Imperfect.

I'll say it first and then Anna, if you can leave the listeners a chance to repeat and then you repeat

after that. Okay. Okay. So Je Bavardi.

Je Bavardi. Tu Bavardi. Tu Bavardi. Il Bavardi.

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