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Leçon 55 - Quelques verbes communs à l'imparfait

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some

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Lesson 55 - Some Common Verbs in the Imperfect Tense

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Je voulais le petit déjeuner.

je voulais

le petit déjeuner

I was wanting

the little lunch

I wanted breakfast. / I was wanting breakfast.

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Il voulait vendre sa maison.

il voulait

vendre

sa maison

he was wanting

to sell

his house

He wanted to sell his house. / He was wanting to sell his house.

Line 3 / 15

Nous voulions acheter quelque chose.

nous voulions

acheter

quelque chose

we were wanting

to buy

some thing

We were wanting to buy something.

Line 4 / 15

Je prenais le petit déjeuner avec ma femme.

je prenais

le petit déjeuner

avec ma femme

I was taking

the little lunch

with my wife

I was having breakfast with my wife. / I was taking breakfast with my wife.

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Hier, je prenais le déjeuner chez moi.

hier

je prenais

le déjeuner

chez moi

here

I was taking

the lunch

home me

Yesterday I was eating lunch at home. / Yesterday I was taking lunch at home.

Line 6 / 15

Il achetait un billet.

il achetait

un billet

he was buying

a ticket

He was buying a ticket.

Line 7 / 15

Le train partait en retard.

le train

partait

en retard

the train

was leaving

in delay

The train was leaving late.

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Nous cherchions un cadeau.

nous cherchions

un cadeau

we were seeking

the gift

We were looking for a gift.

Line 9 / 15

Vous fermiez la porte.

vous fermiez

la porte

you were closing

the door

You were closing the door

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Ils louaient une maison.

ils louaient

une maison

they were renting

a house

They were renting a house.

Line 11 / 15

Elles apprenaient le français.

elles apprenaient

le français

they (fem) were learning

the French

They were learning French.

Line 12 / 15

Il faisait froid.

il faisait

froid

it was making

cold

It was cold weather. / It was making cold.

Line 13 / 15

Faisiez-vous quelque chose?

faisiez-vous

quelque chose

were doing - you

some thing

Were you doing something?

Line 14 / 15

Ils voulaient vivre seuls.

ils voulaient

vivre

seuls

they (mas) were wanting

to live

alone

They wanted to live alone.

Line 15 / 15

Nous voulions acheter de la glace.

nous voulions

acheter

de la glace

we wanted

to buy

some the ice cream / some the ice

We wanted to buy some ice cream.