Imparfait - with 'devoir'
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10E Imparfait – with devoirSujet + "devoir"(Imparfait) + verbe principal (Infinitif) Sujet + (devais, devais, devait, devions, deviez, devaient) + verbe principal (Infinitif) |
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10E Examples:
Example 1 (masculin / féminin singulier)
Il (elle) devait chercher des solutions. He (she) did have to look for solutions. (routinely, at some time in the past) He (she) had to be looking for solutions. (routinely, at some time in the past) He (she) had to be looking for solutions. (was in a state of having to look for...) He (she) had to look for solutions. (routinely, at some time in the past) He (she) had to look for solutions. (past state, or routinely, at some time in the past) He (she) used to have to look for solutions. (routinely, at some time in the past) He (she) was having to look for solutions. (past state, or routinely, at some time in the past) He (she) would have to look for solutions. (routinely, at some time in the past)
Example 2 (masculin / féminin singulier)
Il (elle) devait retourner au bureau. He (she) had to be returning to the office. He (she) had to return to the office. (was in a state of having to return) |