Grammatical match Simple Preterit against Preterit (BE+ing)

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Grammatical match Simple Preterit against Preterit (BE+ing)

Un point de grammaire qui pose bien des problèmes aux francophones.

LE PRETERIT SIMPLE
LE PRETERIT EN BE + ING
SYNTAXE
* Forme affirmative:
-> Verbes réguliers: BV + -ED
Ex: We played football.
-> Verbes irréguliers: à apprendre
Ex: We ate a sandwich.

* Formes interrogative et négative:on utilise l'auxiliaire DID.
Ex: Did you play football?
Ex: No, we didn't play (did not play) football.
* Formes affirmative, interrogative et négative (verbes réguliers et irréguliers): on utilise l'auxiliaire BE conjugué au prétérit (WAS/WERE) + la base verbale du verbe, à laquelle on ajoute -ING:

Ex:
Were you playing football?
Yes, we were playing football.
No, we weren't (were not) playing football.
EMPLOIS Action passée et terminée, datée soit par le contexte, soit par l'énonciateur (celui qui parle).
Assez souvent, il y a un marqueur de temps précis dans la phrase, qui permet de dater l'action.
Ex: In 1998, I went to Spain.
Action qui était en cours dans le passé et qui a été interrompue par une autre action.
Ex: I was having a bath when the phone rang.

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COMPLETER AVEC LE VERBE ENTRE PARENTHESES CONJUGUE AU PRETERIT SIMPLE OU AU PRETERIT EN -ING:
Les formes contractées ne sont pas acceptées dans cet exercice.

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Last week, I (buy) a new car.
Sarah (do) her homework when you (arrive).
What (you/do) last summer?
Peter (not to go) to school because he (to be) too tired.

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