Hum… I’m What were you

terribly
sorry… saying? I wasn’t
listening…
I was just
presuming
that…
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
climbed the
Mr. Bullock
stairs when he
was
tripped and
climbing the
fell…
stairs when
he tripped
Upon my
and fell… faith,Watson…
That’s it!
 •Action in progress
at a definite time in
•Enumeration the past
of actions that
finished in the •The action was
still happening
past
when another
•Result action started in
the past
 Well, I was
Did you hear or
trying to read
see anything
last night
strange last
around 10:15
night at 10:25?
when I saw a
strange light
at my window.

I was preparing to
go to bed when I
heard someone
screaming.
 …when I
walked
into the
room.

Past Progressive
Mr.Bullock and Ms. Jamieson were
arguing about something…
 Did you Could you tell
see or hear me what you
were doing
anything
exactly at 10,25
suspect? last Monday?

Strange
…
 Last…/ Years ago / in ( year)/
yesterday from (year ) to
+ Past ( year)+Past Simple
Simple
While / As +
Past
Progressiv
e
I was
waiting
for an
important
call. 4)
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2005
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Lessons, Oxford University Press,1993
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7650, TIC dans l’enseignement aux
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