Anglais 4ᵉ
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Le past continuous
was/were + V-ing : l'action en train de se dérouler dans le passé & l'opposition avec le prétérit
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Cette activité de compréhension sur « Le past continuous » en quatrième entraîne à lire, analyser et répondre à des questions en anglais. Elle suit le programme officiel de quatrième. Au programme : À quoi sert le past continuous ?, La forme : was / were + V-ing, L'orthographe du verbe en -ing, Négation, questions, réponses courtes. Lis le document, réponds puis vérifie immédiatement tes réponses pour progresser. Un bon moyen de travailler la méthode, d'enrichir son vocabulaire et de préparer les contrôles. Ressource gratuite proposée par un professeur particulier à Marseille pour réussir en anglais en quatrième.
1Lis le récit, puis réponds aux questions.
The blackout
Last Friday evening, there was a blackout in our street. It was about 8 p.m. My dad was cooking pasta in the kitchen and my mum was working on her laptop. My sister Chloe was practising the violin — badly, as usual — and I was playing a video game online with my friend Kofi. Suddenly, everything went dark. The oven stopped, the laptop screen froze and my game disappeared! I was losing anyway, so I didn't mind. Chloe screamed because she was standing in the dark hall.
We looked out of the window: our neighbours were walking outside with torches and some children were laughing and running around. Dad found candles and we ate cold pasta in the living room. While we were eating, Mum told us stories about her childhood in Ghana. The lights came back at 9:30, but nobody wanted to switch on a screen again. It was the best Friday evening of the year.
Last Friday evening, there was a blackout in our street. It was about 8 p.m. My dad was cooking pasta in the kitchen and my mum was working on her laptop. My sister Chloe was practising the violin — badly, as usual — and I was playing a video game online with my friend Kofi. Suddenly, everything went dark. The oven stopped, the laptop screen froze and my game disappeared! I was losing anyway, so I didn't mind. Chloe screamed because she was standing in the dark hall.
We looked out of the window: our neighbours were walking outside with torches and some children were laughing and running around. Dad found candles and we ate cold pasta in the living room. While we were eating, Mum told us stories about her childhood in Ghana. The lights came back at 9:30, but nobody wanted to switch on a screen again. It was the best Friday evening of the year.
2Questions
Q1 What time was it when the blackout happened?
Q2 What was Dad doing?
Q3 What was Chloe doing?
Q4 Who was the narrator playing with?
Q5 Why didn't the narrator mind when the game disappeared?
Q6 Why did Chloe scream?
Q7 What were the neighbours doing?
Q8 Que faisait Maman pendant le repas ? Réponds en anglais au past continuous.
Q9 And you? What were you doing last Friday at 8 p.m.? (two sentences)
Last Friday at 8 p.m. I was having dinner with my family. My brother was telling a stupid joke and everybody was laughing.Voir le corrigé
- about 8 p.m.
- he was cooking pasta
- she was practising the violin
- Kofi
- because he was losing anyway
- because she was standing in the dark hall
- they were walking outside with torches
- she was telling stories about her childhood in Ghana
- Réponse libre — exemple : Last Friday at 8 p.m. I was having dinner with my family. My brother was telling a stupid joke and everybody was laughing.
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