PRETERIT BE + ING avec exercices

PRETERIT EN BE + ING

a past and finished action

TO EXPRESS

a past and continuing action

a past and finished action

TO EXPRESS

WAS / WERE

IN THE PRETERIT

BE

PRETERIT EN BE + ING VERB CONSTRUCTION

V-ING

WAS / WERE

IN THE PRETERIT

BE

PRETERIT EN BE + ING VERB CONSTRUCTION

HE WAS HAVING A BATH WHEN ....

V-ING

WAS / WERE

IN THE PRETERIT

BE

PRETERIT EN BE + ING VERB CONSTRUCTION

IT IS USUALLY USED TO EXPRESS AN ACTION HAPPENING IN THE PAST FOR QUITE A WHILE

PRETERIT EN BE + ING VERB CONSTRUCTION

IT IS OFTEN FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN AND INTERRUPTING ACTION IN THE PRETERIT

IT IS USUALLY USED TO EXPRESS AN ACTION HAPPENING IN THE PAST FOR QUITE A WHILE

PRETERIT EN BE + ING VERB CONSTRUCTION

I WAS HAVING A BATH WHEN (SUDDENDLY) THE PHONE RANG

IT IS OFTEN FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN AND INTERRUPTING ACTION IN THE PRETERIT

IT IS USUALLY USED TO EXPRESS AN ACTION HAPPENING IN THE PAST FOR QUITE A WHILE

PRETERIT EN BE + ING VERB CONSTRUCTION

IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE BE + ING PRESENT BUT IT'S IN THE PAST !

I WAS HAVING A BATH WHEN (SUDDENDLY) THE PHONE RANG

IT IS OFTEN FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN AND INTERRUPTING ACTION IN THE PRETERIT

IT IS USUALLY USED TO EXPRESS AN ACTION HAPPENING IN THE PAST FOR QUITE A WHILE

PRETERIT EN BE + ING VERB CONSTRUCTION

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1. I ................................................................................... (DRINK)2. SHE ................................................................................... (DREAM)3. THEY................................................................................... (TALK)

EX 1 : PUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS USING THE BE + ING PRETERIT

PRETERIT EN BE + ING PRACTICE

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1. I ............................................................ (SING) ALONE IN MY ROOM WHEN MY SILLY BROTHER SUDDENLY ....................................... (ENTER) WITHOUT WARNING !2. SHE ................................................................................... (STUDY) WHEN A SUDDEN NOISE .............................................. (DISTURB) HER.3. THEY................................................................................... (CHAT) WHEN THE CHILDREN ................................................. (INTERRUPT) THEM

EX 2 : CHOOSE BETWEEN THE PRETERIT AND BE + ING THE PRETERIT

PRETERIT EN BE + ING PRACTICE

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1. I WAS DANCED / WAS DANCING / AM DANCING IN THE LIVING ROOM BUT MY MOTHER STORMED IN / WAS STORMING IN / WERE STORMING IN AND WAS SCARING / SCARED / WAS SCARED ME.2. SHE LAUGHED / WAS LAUGHING / WAS LAUGHED SO LOUD THAT SHE ACCIDENTLY FALL / FELL / WAS FALLED.3. THEY ADOPTED / WAS ADOPTED / WERE ADOPTING A CAT LAST WEEK

EX 3 : CHOOSE BETWEEN THE PRETERIT AND BE + ING THE PRETERIT

PRETERIT EN BE + ING PRACTICE

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