(present subjunctive)Que je parle(That I speak) In these tenses, verbs are conjugated directly andtypically do not involve agreement in gender with the subject. For example, let’s look at the verbjouer(to play) in the imperfect tense with a few different subjects: Jejouaisdu piano.(I use...
Example sentence of the French verb aimer conjugated in the imperfect indicative tense:Elle aimait jouer dans le parc.She liked playing in the park.Future Tense conjugations of aimerfuturj'aimerai- I will like or lovetu aimeras- you will like or love (familiar or informal)il, elle, on ...
Imperfect tense In theimparfait(imperfect tense),j’allaistranslates to both “I used to go” and “I was going”. This is in contrast to thepassé composéwhere“Je suis allé”indicates “I went” at a specific moment in time.
To putassisterin thepassé composé(a compound tense and the typical way of forming the past tense), you use the auxiliary verbavoirand thepast participleassisté. For example: J'ai assisté ma soeur avec ses devoirs. I assisted my sister with her homework. J'ai assisté à la cinéma ...