The Imparfait
The Imperfect 'er' and 'ir' Endings in Spanish In order to form the imperfect ending for a regular verb ending in 'er' or 'ir' correctly, all you have to do is remove the final two letters – 'er' or 'ir' – at the end, and replace it with the imperfect ending L'imparfait – Past Tense The French imperfect tense is used to talk about actions that continued for a duration of time in the past, similar to the English "was/were ing" or "used to" It is also commonly used with verbs that depict feelings or state of mind