garder imparfait conjugation
Garder (to keep, watch over) in the imparfait: gardais, gardais, gardait, gardions, gardiez, gardaient.
Imparfait Imperfect
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| tu | |
| il/elle/on | |
| nous | |
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ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the imparfait
The imparfait describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions and states. Être is the only verb with an irregular imparfait stem (ét-).
How it is formed
Take the nous form of the present, drop -ons and add ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, aient: nous finissons → je finissais.
Garder is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Garder in a sentence
- Je garde mes photos dans un album.I keep my photos in an album.
- Elle a gardé le silence.She kept silent.
Regular -er verb; also used for babysitting ('garder les enfants').
FAQ
What is the imparfait of garder?
Garder in the French imparfait: je gardais, tu gardais, il/elle/on gardait, nous gardions, vous gardiez, ils/elles gardaient.
Is garder irregular in the imparfait?
No. In the imparfait garder takes the regular endings for its verb class, so gardais follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the French imparfait?
The imparfait describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions and states. Être is the only verb with an irregular imparfait stem (ét-).
How is the imparfait formed?
Take the nous form of the present, drop -ons and add ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, aient: nous finissons → je finissais.
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