Le prétérit en be + -ing : exercices d’anglais en 4e

Complète avec was ou were.

1. I ___ listening to music.
2. My parents ___ watching the news.
3. The dog ___ barking all night.
4. You ___ talking too loudly.
5. Emma and I ___ walking to school.
6. It ___ snowing in the mountains.
7. We ___ having lunch in the garden.
8. Jack ___ playing a video game.

Mets le verbe entre parenthèses au prétérit en be + -ing. Attention à l’orthographe.

1. She (swim) ___ in the lake.
2. They (dance) ___ at the party.
3. I (write) ___ an email to my cousin.
4. The children (run) ___ in the playground.
5. He (lie) ___ on the sofa.
6. We (sit) ___ near the window.
7. You (make) ___ a cake.
8. My sister (shop) ___ in town.

Mets les phrases à la forme négative.

1. I was sleeping.
2. They were laughing.
3. Lucy was wearing a hat.
4. We were working in the library.
5. The baby was crying.
6. You were listening to me.

Pose la question qui correspond à la partie soulignée par des crochets [ ].

1. She was reading [a comic].
2. They were going [to the beach].
3. Tom was crying [because he was lost].
4. I was talking [to my grandmother].
5. We were waiting [for the bus].
6. He was doing his homework [at nine o’clock]. (question fermée : Was…?)

Complète avec while ou when.

1. I was cooking ___ the fire alarm went off.
2. ___ she was jogging, she lost her keys.
3. The phone rang ___ I was having a bath.
4. We were playing cards ___ the lights went out.
5. ___ my parents were sleeping, I watched a film.
6. He broke his arm ___ he was skiing.
7. ___ the teacher came in, the pupils were shouting.

Mets un verbe au prétérit en be + -ing et l’autre au prétérit simple.

1. I (walk) ___ in the park when I (see) ___ a fox.
2. She (have) ___ a shower when the phone (ring) ___.
3. While we (watch) ___ TV, somebody (knock) ___ at the door.
4. They (play) ___ football when it (start) ___ to rain.
5. When I (arrive) ___, my friends (dance) ___.
6. He (cut) ___ his finger while he (prepare) ___ dinner.
7. While Kate (read) ___, her cat (jump) ___ on the table.
8. We (drive) ___ home when we (hear) ___ a strange noise.

Reconstitue les phrases.

1. was / I / my / room / tidying
2. were / the / you / what / doing / at / weekend / ?
3. raining / wasn’t / it / morning / this
4. when / was / sleeping / the / she / rang / alarm
5. were / they / where / going / ?
6. while / was / my / cooking / father / I / the / laid / table

Chaque phrase contient une erreur. Recopie-la correctement.

1. We was playing tennis.
2. I watching a film at 8 p.m.
3. She was knowing the answer.
4. They were swiming in the sea.
5. Were you sleep when I called?
6. I was reading when the doorbell was ringing.
7. He wasn’t listen to the teacher.

Observe le tableau et écris une phrase pour chaque personne : à 6 p.m. hier, que faisait-elle ? Puis réponds aux questions 7 et 8.

1. Liam…
2. Mrs Brown…
3. Zoe and Mia…
4. Mr Patel…
5. The twins…
6. Grandpa…
7. Was Mr Patel watering the plants?
8. Were the twins baking cookies?

Traduis ces phrases en anglais.

1. Je lisais quand tu as appelé.
2. Il ne pleuvait pas ce matin.
3. Que faisiez-vous à midi ?
4. Pendant que ma mère conduisait, je dormais.
5. Nous attendions le train quand nous avons vu Paul.
6. Elle ne m’écoutait pas.

Lis le texte puis réponds aux questions en anglais par des phrases complètes.

1. Where were Chloe’s parents?
2. What was the weather like?
3. What was Chloe doing before the lights went out?
4. What was the cat doing?
5. What happened while Chloe was looking for a torch?
6. Who opened the door?

Écris un court récit de 6 à 8 phrases qui commence par It was a quiet Sunday afternoon… Utilise au moins quatre verbes au prétérit en be + -ing, un while et un when. Aide-toi de ces étapes :

1. Décris le temps qu’il faisait.
2. Dis ce que faisaient deux membres de ta famille.
3. Dis ce que tu faisais toi-même.
4. Raconte l’événement soudain (when…).
5. Raconte ce qui s’est passé pendant une autre action (while…).
6. Termine ton histoire en une phrase.