PB6 – Le prétérit simple et progressif
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PRETERIT SIMPLE & PRETERIT PROGRESSIF 1
1- Complétez les phrases suivantes en respectant la concordance des temps
a) I……….(sleep) when the telephone ……… (ring).
b) The children………..(not/watch) a film when we ………. (come) c) She ………. (ask) you a question when you ………..…….……… (cook) d) He ……….. (smoke) when I ……… (arrive).
e) During the film, my mother………(cook) and my sister ………. her homework (do)
f) They……….…………. (read) when she……….. to stay (decide).
g) What………..…………. (he/steal) when the policemen………….……..……… him (arrest).
2- Même exercice
a) You………. (not have/ lunch) when the postman ……….
(arrive).
b) I………..(stop) screaming and she………crying (stop).
c) She……….. (eat) when her baby………..(fall)
d) They……….(have) a conversation when the boss……….in the office (enter)
e) They………..(change) the locks when you………..…………the lawn (mow)
f) Why……….(they/cry) when you……….. the results ? (give) g) When the firemen……….(arrive), the house ……….. (burn).
3- Traduire les phrases suivantes
a) Nous étions dans le jardin quand il courut ouvrir la porte
………
b) Elles arrivèrent pendant que nous étions en train de cuisiner.
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c) Nous étions en train de te chercher quand tu sortis du magasin.
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d) Il se noyait déjà quand le maître-nageur le secourut.
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e) Elles se levèrent quand on sonna à la porte.
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f) Pendant que nous étions en train de parler, elle finit de ranger sa chambre.
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PB6 – Le prétérit simple et progressif
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2 CORRECTION
Exercice 1
a) I was sleeping when the telephone rang.
b) The children were watching a film when we came.
c) She asked you a question when you were cooking.
d) He was smoking when I arrived.
e) During the film, my mother was cooking and my sister was doing her homework.
f) They were reading when she decided to stay.
g) What was he stealing when the policemen arrested him?
Exercice 2
a) You weren’t having lunch when the postman arrived.
b) I stopped screaming and she stopped crying.
c) She was eating when her baby fell.
d) They were having a conversation when the boss entered in the office.
e) They changed the locks when you were mowing.
f) Why were they crying when you gave the results?
g) When the firemen arrived, the house was burning.
Exercice 3
a) We were in the garden when he opened the door.
b) They came while we were cooking.
c) We were looking for you when you went out from the store.
d) He already was drowning when the lifeguard saved him.
e) They stood up when we rang at the door.
f) While we were talking, she finished to tidy her room.
