marcher imparfait conjugation
Marcher (to walk) in the imparfait: marchais, marchais, marchait, marchions, marchiez, marchaient.
Imparfait Imperfect
| je | |
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| tu | |
| il/elle/on | |
| nous | |
| vous | |
| ils/elles |
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.
Marcher is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Marcher in a sentence
- Je marche tous les matins.I walk every morning.
- Nous avons marché pendant deux heures.We walked for two hours.
Regular -er verb; also means 'to work/function' for machines.
FAQ
What is the imparfait of marcher?
Marcher in the French imparfait: je marchais, tu marchais, il/elle/on marchait, nous marchions, vous marchiez, ils/elles marchaient.
Is marcher irregular in the imparfait?
No. In the imparfait marcher takes the regular endings for its verb class, so marchais 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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