trouver imparfait conjugation
Trouver (to find) in the imparfait: trouvais, trouvais, trouvait, trouvions, trouviez, trouvaient.
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.
Trouver is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Trouver in a sentence
- Je trouve ce livre intéressant.I find this book interesting.
- Elle a trouvé ses clés.She found her keys.
Regular -er verb; also used reflexively (se trouver) for location.
FAQ
What is the imparfait of trouver?
Trouver in the French imparfait: je trouvais, tu trouvais, il/elle/on trouvait, nous trouvions, vous trouviez, ils/elles trouvaient.
Is trouver irregular in the imparfait?
No. In the imparfait trouver takes the regular endings for its verb class, so trouvais 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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