... drop the - ons, and add the appropriate endings: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, and -aient. Check outTable 1 1-1 , which lists several verbs in their nous form. Table 1 1-1 Nous Forms of Irregular ... situations. For example, you canuse it to express a habitual and continuous action in the past as well as in all kinds ofdescriptions. You can recall what the weather was like, what someone was ... would pass by.Table 1 1-2 Common Expressions in the Imperfect TenseExpression Translationautrefoisin the past chaque annéeeach yearchaque foiseach timechaque joureach daychaque moiseach...