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Bonjour,
Il suffit d’utiliser l’auxiliaire BE au prétérit (c’est à dire was lorsque le sujet est au singulier et were lorsqu’il est au pluriel) suivi d’un verbe+ing pour marquer une action qui a durée dans le temps. Par exemple « Thé Coles were playing chess ».
Bonne journée !
Il suffit d’utiliser l’auxiliaire BE au prétérit (c’est à dire was lorsque le sujet est au singulier et were lorsqu’il est au pluriel) suivi d’un verbe+ing pour marquer une action qui a durée dans le temps. Par exemple « Thé Coles were playing chess ».
Bonne journée !
Bonjour,
Réponse :
The Coles were playing chess and Mrs Coles was winning.
Miss Green was writing a letter to her boyfriend.
Mr Spencer was reading a newspaper, he wasn’t smoking.
Reverend Wilder was drinking tea.
Mrs Travers was knitting and Mr Travers was smoking a cigare.
The Brooks weren’t reading.They were talking about Mr Harris.
« What was he doing? Why wasn’t he joining them in the room? »
Explications :
I-he-she-it + was + BV-ing
you-we-they were + BV-ing
wasn't = was not
weren't = were not