In this lesson we explore the imperfect tense of irregular French verbs.
How do irregular verbs form the imperfect tense in French?
There is some good news to start. Irregular verbs are formed using the same endings as those that are used for the imperfect tense of regular verbs.
In order to form the imperfect tense of irregular verbs, you take the nous form of the present tense, remove the -ons to form a new stem, and then apply the appropriate endings.
More good news – this applies to every verb, with the exception only of être.
Example: The Imperfect Tense of Aller
Let’s take aller, ‘to go,’ which we know to otherwise be a highly irregular verb.
