... irregular verbs, simply take their nous form, drop the -ons, and add the appropriate endings: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, and -aient Check out Table 1 1-1 , which lists several verbs in their ... 17_773883 ch11.qxp 122 8/2/06 1:33 PM Page 122 Part III: Taking a Look Back: The Past Tense So the imperfect tense conjugations for a regular verb are as follows: parler (to speak) Present-tense nous ... whether you’re waiting for them at the restaurant now, will be waiting for them later, or were waiting for them earlier? In this part, you look at how to form the many past tenses in French: the...