Pour parler du passé
Cétait lannée Javais 15 ans, et jhabitais à São Paulo, Brésil avec ma famille. Un jour il faisait bon et ma mère a proposé un pique-nique.
Ma mère a préparé des sandwichs et les a mis dans le panier.
Mon père allait mettre le panier dans la voiture.
Il descendait lescalier pour aller au garage… …quand il est tombé!
Heureusement il ne sest pas fait mal… … mais les sandwichs ont été ruinés!
Imparfait –vs- Passé Composé How things used to be- habitual/routine Details (what people/animals/things looked like, felt like, smelled like, etc). Gives background information - what was already going on before any specific event took place. Specific events. Sense of completion. Something that halts or changes the state of things The series of events that occur and move the time-line along (first this happened, then this, then this.) In English wed use ing verbsIn English wed use ed verbs
Back Ground or Event? 1. He was driving his red 67 Chevy 2. We were eating tacos. 3. We were tired and ready to go home. 4. I started to act like a robot. 5. He got annoyed. 6. He threw a taco at me. 7. I laughed. 1. Background (IMP) 2. Background (IMP) 3. Background (IMP) 4. Event (P.C.) 5. Event (P.C.) 6. Event (P.C.) 7. Event (P.C.)
Tournez à la page 236 They were walking in the park when suddenly a bear jumped out at them.
Faites le Dialogue (p. 237) Faites lexercice B Prononciation! (p. 238) Faites lexercice B et C
Words that Predict Change Soudain Tout à coup A cet instant (là) A ce moment- là Un jour… Jusquà ce que… (Until)
Verbs that are often Imparfait Etre- jétais malade. Avoir- javais vingt ans. Penser- Je pensais quil maimait Faire (if weather)- il faisait beau Vouloir- Je voulais dormir Pouvoir- mais je ne pouvais pas. Devoir- (supposed to) Elle devait te dire non