French · Chapter 9

The imparfait

10 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.

Lesson 1 · Words 601-610

Words 601 to 610

601	remettre	to put back, to hand over, to postpone	verb
602	sœur	sister	noun
603	souvent	often	adverb
604	loi	law	noun
605	libre	free, available	adjective
606	apporter	to bring	verb
607	couper	to cut	verb
608	lever	to raise, to lift	verb
609	amener	to bring (a person), to lead	verb
610	voyage	journey, trip	noun

Lesson 2 · Words 611-620

611	enlever	to remove, to take off	verb
612	amuser	to amuse	verb
613	vérifier	to check; to verify	verb
614	rouge	red	adjective
615	accident	accident	noun
617	manque	lack, shortage; to miss	noun
618	patron	boss, employer	noun
619	chaud	hot, warm	adjective
620	poser	to put down, to ask (a question), to pose	verb

Lesson 3 · Words 621-630

Lesson 4 · Words 631-640

Lesson 5 · Grammar primer
The imparfait
Stem from the nous form, endings -ais / -ais / -ait / -ions / -iez / -aient. Only one irregular stem (etre -> et-). For habitual, ongoing, and background past.

Lesson 6 · Words 641-650

Lesson 8 · Words 661-670

661	pleurer	to cry, to weep	verb
662	habitude	habit, custom	noun
663	règle	rule, ruler	noun
664	patient	patient	noun
665	hôtel	hotel	noun
666	ailleurs	elsewhere; moreover (d'ailleurs)	adverb
667	surprise	surprise	noun
668	liste	list	noun
669	bienvenue	welcome	interjection
670	celui-là	that one	pronoun

Lesson 9 · Grammar primer
Passe compose vs imparfait: which one when
Bounded specific event = passe compose. Habitual / ongoing / background = imparfait. The interruption pattern, the decision rules, and the verbs that shift meaning between the two.

Lesson 10 · Words 671-680

671	magnifique	magnificent, wonderful	adjective
672	tueur	killer	noun
673	présent	present, current; present tense	adjective
674	contrôle	control, check, test	noun
675	table	table	noun
676	froid	cold	adjective
677	ouvert	open	adjective
678	anniversaire	birthday, anniversary	noun
679	veux-tu	do you want?	phrase
680	simplement	simply, just	adverb

Lesson 11 · Words 681-690

681	con	idiot, dickhead; stupid (vulgar)	noun
682	sympa	nice, friendly, cool	adjective
683	offrir	to offer, to give	verb
684	remercier	to thank	verb
685	oncle	uncle	noun
686	reprendre	to take back, to resume, to take up again	verb
687	neuf	nine; new	adjective
688	dangereux	dangerous	adjective
689	complètement	completely, totally	adverb
690	dos	back (body part)	noun

Lesson 12 · Words 691-700

691	espèce	species; sort, type (informal insult)	noun
692	public	public; audience	adjective
693	paix	peace	noun
694	déranger	to disturb; to bother	verb
695	abandonner	to abandon, to give up	verb
696	réussi	successful, succeeded	adjective
697	chanson	song	noun
698	ravi	delighted	adjective
699	exister	to exist	verb
700	inspecteur	inspector, detective	noun

Lesson 13 · Read a story
Story milestone: top 700 words
You can read this story using only the words you've learned so far. Every content word sits at or above the rank-700 ceiling.