Past Continuous (Past Progressive)
Go to Practice ExercisesLe Past Continuous décrit les actions ou les situations qui étaient en cours à un moment particulier du passé. Il met l'accent sur la nature continue de l'action plutôt que sur son accomplissement.
Nous formons le Past Continuous avec was/were + la forme -ing du verbe. Utilisez 'was' avec I, he, she, it et 'were' avec you, we, they.
Formation
Forme Affirmative
Formez le Past Continuous avec was/were + verbe-ing.
| Forme Complète | Forme Contractée |
|---|---|
| I was reading | I was reading |
| You were walking | You were walking |
| He was cooking | He was cooking |
| She was talking | She was talking |
| It was raining | It was raining |
| We were playing football | We were playing football |
| They were studying | They were studying |
Forme Négative
Ajoutez 'not' après was/were pour former les négations. Les contractions sont couramment utilisées.
| Forme Complète | Forme Contractée |
|---|---|
| I was not reading | I wasn't reading |
| You were not walking | You weren't walking |
| He was not cooking | He wasn't cooking |
| She was not talking | She wasn't talking |
| It was not raining | It wasn't raining |
| We were not playing football | We weren't playing football |
| They were not studying | They weren't studying |
Questions Oui/Non
Placez was/were avant le sujet pour former les questions.
Exemples :
- Was I reading at 8 o'clock?
- Were you walking in the park?
- Was he cooking dinner?
- Was she talking on the phone?
- Was it raining this morning?
- Were we playing football yesterday?
- Were they studying together?
Questions avec Wh-
Commencez par un mot interrogatif, puis utilisez was/were + sujet + verbe-ing.
Exemples :
- What was I reading?
- Where were you walking?
- What was he cooking?
- Who was she talking to?
- When was it raining?
- What were we playing?
- What were they studying?
Utilisation
Remarque : Les verbes statiques (comme know, like, believe, want) ne sont généralement pas utilisés dans les formes continues. Ils décrivent des états plutôt que des actions.
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