31) The imperfect tense – the other past tense
Je jouais au tennis I played tennis Il jouait au foot He played football Nous jouions au hockey We played hockey Vous jouiez au golf. You played golf. Ils joueaient au rugby. They played rugby. Marcher To walk Vous marchez You walk Vous marchiez You used to walk Vous marchiez tous les jours You used to walk every day Elle marchait vite She used to walk quickly Ils marchaient au travail They used to walk to work Rester – To Stay Je reste I stay Je restais I stayed Dans In Je restais dans la chambre I stayed in the bedroom Ma mere restait dans la cuisine My Mother stayed in the kitchen Mes souers restaient dans la voiture My sisters stayed in the car Habiter – To live Il habite He lives Mon frere habitait My brother lived Avec With Mon frere habitait avec mon pere My brother lived with my Father J’habitais a Paris I lived in Paris Nous habitions dans une grande maison We lived in a big house The Only irregular one - Etre Je suis I am J’etais a Paris I was in Paris Il etait a Paris He was in Paris Nous etions a Paris We were in Paris Vous etiez a Paris You were in Paris Ils etaient a Paris They were in Paris