pasttense
TRANSCRIPT
What were you
saying? I wasn’t
listening…
I was just
presuming
that…
Hum… I’m
terribly
sorry…
What were you doing
last night at 10:25,
Ms. Jamieson?
I was dinning
out with the
Parksons.
She has a good alibi, I
dare say,Holmes,don’t
you think?…
Mr. Bullock
was
climbing the
stairs when
he tripped
and fell…
Mr. Bullock
climbed the
stairs when he
tripped and
fell…
Upon my
faith,Watson…
That’s it!
•Enumeration
of actions that
finished in the
past
•Result
•Action in progress
at a definite time in
the past
•The action was
still happening
when another
action started in
the past
Did you hear or
see anything
strange last
night at 10:25?
I was preparing to
go to bed when I
heard someone
screaming.
Well, I was
trying to read
last night
around 10:15
when I saw a
strange light
at my window.
Past Progressive
Mr.Bullock and Ms. Jamieson were
arguing about something…
…when I
walked
into the
room.
Could you tell
me what you
were doing
exactly at 10,25
last Monday?
Did you
see or hear
anything
suspect?
Strange
…
While / As +
Past
Progressiv
e
Years ago / in ( year)/
from (year ) to
( year)+Past Simple
Last…/
yesterday
+ Past
Simple
I was
waiting
for an
important
call. 4)
02 JUIN
2005
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