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Leçon 50 - Le Verbe "être", Imparfait

leçon

cinquante-et-un

le verbe

"être"

imparfait

lesson

fifty-and-one

the verb

to be

imperfect

Lesson 50 - The Verb "être", Imperfect Tense

Line 1 / 15

J’étais à la gare routière.

j’étais

à la gare routière

I was

at the station road

I was at the bus station.

Line 2 / 15

Tu étais chez moi.

tu étais

chez moi

you were

home me

You were at my house.

Line 3 / 15

Il était rapide.

il était

rapide

he was

fast

He was fast. / He used to be fast.

Line 4 / 15

Elle était mouillée.

elle était

mouillée

she was

wet

She was wet. / It was wet.

Line 5 / 15

C’était sec.

c’était

sec

it was

dry

It was dry. / It used to be dry.

Line 6 / 15

Nous étions occupés.

nous étions

occupés

we were

occupied

We were busy.

Line 7 / 15

Vous étiez en retard.

vous étiez

en retard

you were

in retard

You were late.

Line 8 / 15

Ils étaient seuls.

ils étaient

seuls

they were

alone

They were alone. / They used to be alone.

Line 9 / 15

Elles étaient avec leurs maris.

elles étaient

avec leurs maris

they (fem) were

with their husbands

They were with their husbands.

Line 10 / 15

Il était très drôle.

il était

très drôle

he was

very funny

He was very funny.

Line 11 / 15

Ils étaient très amusants.

ils étaient

très amusants

they were

very amusing

They were very amusing.

Line 12 / 15

Tout le monde était là.

tout le monde

était

all the world

was

there

Everybody was there. / All the world was there.

Line 13 / 15

Elle était triste hier.

elle était

triste

hier

she was

sad

yesterday

She was sad yesterday.

Line 14 / 15

Vous étiez très fort quand vous étiez jeune.

vous étiez

très fort

quand

vous étiez

jeune

you were

very strong

when

you were

young

You were very strong when you were young.

Line 15 / 15

La vue était très belle.

la vue

était

très belle

the view

was

very beautiful

The view was very beautiful.