LET’S REVISE FOR THE TEST!
VOCABULARY A killer/murderer A thief weapons A private detective / private eye A magnifying glass
Trouver des indices? Un corps? Résoudre un crime? Enquêter? Avoir un alibi? La trame? Un témoin? Le coupable? Prison?
PRETERITE pronunciation / d / / t / / id / discovered finished invited stopped created cried covered jumped
- + ? - - + Write at the right form Yesterday, I worked at the office all day Yesterday, I didn’t work at the office all day + You ate all the candy bars Did you eat all the candy bars? ? Did I dream last night? I didn’t dream last night - During the holidays, I did Karate During the holidays, I didn’t do Karate - I was 10 years old when I broke my leg I wasn’t 10 years old when I broke my leg + I enjoyed my trip Did you enjoy your trip?
PRETERIT BE+ING + + CONSTRUCTION BE (PRETERITE) VERB - ING I WAS YOU WERE VERB –ING EX: PLAYING HE/SHE/IT WAS + WE WERE YOU WERE THEY WERE
What were they doing yesterday when the crime was commited? Mr Mac Neel Mr Mac Neel was watching TV when the crime was committed Mr O’ Brian Mr O’ Brian was sleeping when the crime was committed Mrs Coward Mrs Coward was phoning someonewhen the crime was committed
The kids The kids were playing chess when the crime was committed Sherrif Adams Sherrif Adams was smoking and driking when the crime was committed
Preterit or Preterit BE+ING? was listenning Yesterday, at 6 o’clock pm I …………………………… to music (listen) were having dinner The Simpsons ……………………………….. (have dinner) when they ……………………. the shot (hear) heard died This man ………………………. 8 years ago, in 2001. (die) went Yesterday, she ………………………to the cinema with her friends. (go) was cooking Miss Grace……………………………………..(cook) when the telephone ………….. (ring) rang
HELP!!! Après « while » (pendant que) Preterite BE+ING Preterite Après « when »
≠ CONCLUSION J’utilise le Prétérit BE+ING pour parler de : J’utilise le Prétérit simple pour parler de : Actions passées, terminées Actions pour expliquer ce que quelqu’un faisait à un moment précis dans le passé ≠ Actions datées sans lien avec le présent