Contrôle n°5 — Le prétérit simple et progressif (Past Continuous)

1. I was watching TV when my phone rang. (Action longue interrompue par une action courte) 2. They were playing football while it was raining. (Deux actions longues simultanées) 3. What were you doing at 8 PM yesterday evening? (Action en cours à un moment précis du passé) 4. She wasn't listening so she didn't understand the instructions. (Première action : en cours dans le passé. Deuxième : conséquence, action simple) 5. We were walking to school when we saw the accident. (Action longue interrompue par une action courte)

1. He was doing his homework when his friends called. 2. I was not sleeping when the alarm clock rang. / The alarm clock rang when I was not sleeping. 3. They were waiting for the bus when it started to rain. 4. What were you doing when I came in?

Correction type : Le récit doit être cohérent et respecter la consigne d'utilisation des temps. On attend au moins deux utilisations claires du Past Continuous pour le décor et les actions en cours, et du Past Simple pour l'événement qui interrompt. La narration doit inclure 'when' ou 'while' et 'suddenly' est un plus. Exemple : 'Last Thursday, I was doing my maths homework in my room. My brother was playing a video game in the living room. Suddenly, we heard a loud noise outside. I was looking out the window when I saw a small fox in our garden! It was looking for food. We were both watching it when it ran away. It was very surprising!' - Past Continuous soulignés : was doing, was playing, was looking, were watching. - Past Simple encadrés : [heard], [saw], [ran], [was].