Rappel : Past continuous : was/were + Verb-ing. Exprime les circonstances passées.

Forme négative : was not / were not + Verb-ing

Simple past : Verb+ed ou verbe irrégulier conjugué. Forme négative : didn’t + base verbale, sauf pour le verbe Be qui est conjugué

EXERCISE NUMBER 1 in the past continuous :

1/ My brother and I (to play video games) the other day.

2/ It was dark because it (to rain).

3/ My parents (to cook dinner).

4/ My sister (to read )in her room.

5/ the dog (to snore ) in his basket

6/ I (not have)fun because everything was too quiet.

• EXERCISE 2 : simple past OR Past continuous ?

1/I (to have) a bath when the telephone (to ring)

2 I (to answer) and (to start) talking.

3 Then, I (to smell) something strange. I (to look around ).

4 I (to realize) something (to burn)

5  The kitchen was dark because there (to be) smoke everywhere.

6 Everybody around me (to watch) TV, and (to relax).

7 I (to start)to scream.

8  The fire alarm (to go) off.

9 The fire brigade (to arrive)

10 All the neighbours (to look) at the scene.

1 PICK THE RIGHT ANSWERS : sélectionnez les bonnes réponses.

1 Le simple past est utilisé pour exprimer des actions soudaines au présent.

2 Le simple past est utilisé pour exprimer des actions soudaines au passé.

3 Le simple past est utilisé pour exprimer des péripéties au passé.

4 Le simple past est utilisé pour exprimer des actions au passé.

5 Le past continuous est utilisé pour exprimer les circonstances, le cadre de l’histoire, et non l’essentiel.

6 Pour dire il y avait ou il y eut : There is/ There was/There are/ There were.

2 STORIES  : sélectionnez les bons éléments

1 The three little pigs had fun / The three little pigs were having fun / The three little pigs had had fun

…. when the wolf was arriving / when the wolf arrived/ when the wolf has arrived.

2 Snow White cleaned the kitchen/ was cleaning the kitchen / had cleaned the kitchen

… when she saw the witch / she has seen the with / she was seeing the witch

3 Cinderella cried  / has cried  / was crying

… because she couldn’t go to the ball / she didn’t go to the ball / she went to the ball

4 Two little pigs sang and danced / were singing and dancing/  can sing and dance

…while their brother built a good house / was building a good house / has built a good house.

5 The wolf huffed and puffed / was huffing and puffing / huffs and puffs (= souffler et souffler)

…the little pigs hid behind the door / were hiding behind the door / have hidden behind the door