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L'Imparfait Verbs Practice

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L'Imparfait Verbs Practice

French family scene illustration

📖 Part 1: Reading Comprehension - L'Imparfait

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:

Quand j'étais petit, ma famille vivait dans une grande maison. Ma mère préparait toujours de délicieux repas et mon père travaillait dans son jardin. Mon frère et moi, nous jouions dehors pendant que ma sœur lisait des livres. Ma grand-mère nous racontait des histoires fantastiques et mon grand-père chantait de vieilles chansons. Nous étions très heureux ensemble.

1. Which family member prepared meals?

la mère

le père

la grand-mère

2. What did the grandfather do?

Il travaillait dans le jardin

Il chantait de vieilles chansons

Il lisait des livres

3. Circle all the verbs in l'imparfait from the passage:

étais

vivait

préparait

jouions

racontait

✏️ Part 2: Verb Conjugation Practice

4. Complete the sentences with the correct l'imparfait form:

a) Je _____________ (être) très jeune.

b) Nous _____________ (avoir) un chat noir.

c) Ma sœur _____________ (faire) ses devoirs.

d) Mes parents _____________ (regarder) la télévision.

e) Tu _____________ (aller) à l'école à pied.

5. Translate these l'imparfait verbs to English:

a) j'étais = _________________

b) nous avions = _________________

c) elle faisait = _________________

d) ils allaient = _________________

6. Write three sentences about your childhood using l'imparfait verbs:

🗣️ Part 3: Speaking Activity Preparation

7. Family Memory Project: Prepare to describe a family memory using l'imparfait. Fill in the planning guide below:

Who was there? ________________________________

Where were you? ________________________________

What did family members usually do?

Key l'imparfait verbs I will use:

étais/était/étions (was/were)

avais/avait/avions (had)

faisais/faisait/faisions (did/made)

allais/allait/allions (went)

jouais/jouait/jouions (played)

8. Extension Activity: Advanced learners - Write a short paragraph (4-5 sentences) describing your family's weekend routine when you were younger. Use at least 5 different l'imparfait verbs.

Success Criteria:

✓ I can identify l'imparfait verbs in a reading passage
✓ I can conjugate common verbs in l'imparfait
✓ I can use l'imparfait to describe past habits and memories
✓ I can prepare to speak about family memories using l'imparfait

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