French Verbs Are Accessible

Imperfect Tense-

Review Exercises on the Imperfect Tense-

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Exercise 1:-

Listen to the following verbs read by your screen reader. Then, conjugate them in the imperfect tense in the persons indicated. Be sure to write the subject pronoun for each verb and include the accents where necessary.

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  1. avoir (elles -- pluriel)-
  2. courir (vous)-
  3. vendre (elle)-
  4. envoyer (tu)-
  5. faire (vous)-
  6. être (ils -- pluriel)-
  7. pouvoir (je)-
  8. choisir (nous)-
  9. réussir (il)-
  10. savoir (elle)-
  11. vouloir (tu)-
  12. devoir (vous)-
  13. recevoir (nous)-
  14. aller (ils -- pluriel)-
  15. pleuvoir (il)-
  16. venir (tu)-
  17. voir (je)-
  18. employer (nous)-
  19. falloir (il)-
  20. jeter (vous)-
  21. répéter (elles -- pluriel)-
  22. amener (tu)-
  23. s'asseoir (ils -- pluriel)-
  24. mourir (vous)-
  25. acheter (je)-

Exercise 2: -

Listen to the following verbs read by your screen reader. Then, write them in the Imperfect tense in the persons indicated. Be sure to include the subject pronoun and the accents where necessary.

  1. aller (tu)-
  2. prendre (vous)-
  3. avoir (elle)-
  4. être (nous)-
  5. recevoir (tu)-
  6. venir (vous)-
  7. faire (je)-
  8. apprendre (nous)-
  9. savoir (tu)-
  10. envoyer (elles -- pluriel)-
  11. pouvoir (je)-
  12. devoir (elle)-
  13. boire (nous)-
  14. venir (je)-
  15. se laver (tu)-
  16. connaître (elle)-
  17. manger (je)-
  18. commencer (elles -- pluriel)-
  19. craindre (il)-
  20. conduire (je)-
  21. croire (tu)-
  22. peindre (nous)-
  23. ouvrir (vous)-
  24. partir (elle)-
  25. mettre (vous)-
  26. comprendre (nous)-
  27. voyager (je)-
  28. dormir (vous)-
  29. mentir (tu)-
  30. courir (ils -- pluriel)-
  31. offrir (vous)-
  32. choisir (nous)-
  33. descendre (elle)-
  34. finir (elles -- pluriel)-
  35. obéir (il)-
  36. sortir (vous)-
  37. se réveiller (je)-
  38. servir (on)-
  39. s'entendre (nous)-
  40. lire (je)-