Bâtissais
Bâtissais is the first-person singular imperfect indicative form of the French verb bâtir, which means to build or construct. The form is used to describe an ongoing or habitual action in the past or to set a scene in a narrative.
In French, the imperfect is formed by adding the endings -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient to
The word bears a circumflex on the a in the infinitive and in the imperfect forms. The
- The imperfect, including bâtissais, appears commonly in narrative writing and examples that describe past routines or
- It contrasts with the passé composé or other perfect tenses that express completed actions.
- Quand j’étais jeune, je bâtissais des châteaux de sable sur la plage.
- Elle bâtissait tranquillement sa réputation, pierre par pierre, au fil des années.
- Other tenses of bâtir follow regular -ir verb patterns, but bâtissais is specifically the imperfect form.
- Bâtir, the infinitive verb; imparfait usage in French grammar; and other verbs with -iss- in their