montrer imparfait conjugation
Montrer (to show) in the imparfait: montrais, montrais, montrait, montrions, montriez, montraient.
Imparfait Imperfect
| je | |
|---|---|
| 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.
Montrer is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Montrer in a sentence
- Montre-moi tes photos.Show me your photos.
- Il a montré le chemin.He showed the way.
Regular -er verb; structure is montrer qqch à qqn.
FAQ
What is the imparfait of montrer?
Montrer in the French imparfait: je montrais, tu montrais, il/elle/on montrait, nous montrions, vous montriez, ils/elles montraient.
Is montrer irregular in the imparfait?
No. In the imparfait montrer takes the regular endings for its verb class, so montrais 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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