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1 Choisis la forme verbale qui convient.
a. Did you watch / Were you watching the football match when John arrived / was arriving?
b. We had / were having dinner when you called / were calling me.
c. Did you sleep / Were you sleeping when I arrived / was arriving?
d. We met / were meeting his brother while we waited / were waiting in the queue.

Sagot :

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Bonjour,

Réponse :

Choisis la forme verbale qui convient.

a. Did you watch / Were you watching the football match when John arrived / was arriving?

Were you watching the football match when John arrived?

b. We had / were having dinner when you called / were calling me.

We were having dinner when you called me.

c. Did you sleep / Were you sleeping when I arrived / was arriving?

Were you sleeping when I arrived?

d. We met / were meeting his brother while we waited / were waiting in the queue.

We met his brother while we were waiting in the queue.

Explications :

prétérit be + BV-ing : pour les actions "longues", qui étaient en train de se dérouler

prétérit simple: pour les actions "courtes" qui ont interrompu les actions en cours