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Une investigation - cours

• RAPPEL : 

• L'action passée en cours de réalisation

  interrompue

  par une autre action passée.

  
  

  Examine the first situation :

  Yesterday, Lisa and Luke played tennis.

  They began at 3.00 p.m

  They finished at 5.00 p.m

  • So, at 4.00, they were playing tennis.

  
  

  They were playing => they were in the middle of playing.

  • ( I, he, she, it + WAS ) or ( we, you, they + WERE ) + Ving => PAST CONTINUOUS

  
  

  
  

  Examine the second situation :

  Lisa and Luke were playing tennis = they were in the middle of playing

  4.15 : Jim arrived

  Jim arrived = PAST SIMPLE ( prétérit )

  • They were playing tennis when Jim arrived.

  
  

  
  

  Conclusion :

  We often use the past simple ( prétérit ) and the past continuous together to say that …

  something happened in the middle of something else.

  ( Nous utilisons souvent le past continuous et le past simple ensemble pour dire qu'une action, - un événement -, se produit au cours d'une autre action.).

  Lisa et Luke JOUAIENT ( = étaient en train de jouer ) quand Jim est arrivé / arriva.

  
  

  Autres exemples :

  It was raining when we went out. ( = il pleuvait quand nous sommes sortis ).

  
  

  He phoned while we were having dinner. ( = Il a téléphoné pendant que nous dînions).

• Read this piece of news  before doing the exercise.

' Last night at 7.45 an English teacher, Mr Jones, was walking from his school to his car when someone attacked him from behind. The attacker hit him on the head; the police think the attacker was a pupil...maybe a girl ! They are going to interview every fourth-year pupil. A policeman interviewed the teacher last night after the attack.'

Do the exercise :

An investigation :

• Policeman : What can you remember about yesterday night ? 

• Help : yard => cour - a stocking => un bas  - to sprain => fouler - ankle => cheville - to try => essayer - to drop => laisser tomber
• Attention au temps de  la question 12 ! ( petit piège...)
• Les éléments  5 & 6 = 1 phrase  
•  Les éléments 10 & 11 = 1 phrase

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1. Mr Jones : Well, (I / to work) late with other teachers...

2. Policeman : What time (you / to leave) the staff room ?

3. Mr Jones : At twenty to eight. I am certain because (I / to look) at my watch.

4. Policeman : What (you / to do) then ?

5. Mr Jones : Well, I crossed the yard. (I / to walk) to my car...

6. ... when (somebody / to hit) me on the head.

7. Policeman : (you / to see) the attacker ?

8. Mr Jones : No, (he / to wear) a stocking over his head.

9. Policeman : Tell me, Mr Jones... How (you / to sprain) your ankle ?

10. Mr Jones : Er....I'm rather heavy, you see... While (they / to try) to put me

11. into the ambulance, (they / to drop) me !

12. Policeman : (I / to see) . That's bad luck !