Corrigé contrôle prétérit continu : corrigé d’anglais 4ème – PDF gratuit à télécharger et imprimer

1. was playing
2. were having
3. was raining
4. weren’t watching (were not watching)
5. were you doing
6. was crossing

Il fallait reconnaître une action en cours à un moment précis du passé. Barème : 0,67 point par réponse correcte (4 au total).

1. was reading / was cooking
2. met / was walking
3. started
4. were talking
5. arrived
6. broke / was skiing

Une action courte interrompt une action longue : la courte est au prétérit simple. Barème : 0,5 point par réponse correcte (3 au total).

1. Anna wasn’t listening to music.
2. Were the children playing in the garden?
3. Was he driving too fast?
4. We weren’t waiting for the bus.
5. Was it snowing in the mountains?
6. I wasn’t sleeping at midnight.

Auxiliaire was ou were placé selon le sujet ; pas de do ni did. Barème : 0,5 point par réponse correcte (3 au total).

1. I was taking a shower when the phone rang.
2. She was walking in the park when she found a wallet.
3. They were playing football when it started to rain.
4. Dad was cooking when the smoke alarm went off.
5. We were watching a film when the power cut out.

Les formulations avec while + be -ing ou when + prétérit simple sont toutes acceptées si les temps sont justes. Barème : 0,6 point par réponse correcte (3 au total).

1. She was drawing in her room.
2. Her mother was talking on the phone.
3. The lights went out (while she was drawing).
4. No, they weren’t (they were away).
5. She found a torch (and went downstairs).

Les réponses doivent être justifiées par le texte et rédigées en phrases complètes. Barème : 0,8 point par réponse correcte (4 au total).

1. Exemple : My father was watching the news.
2. Exemple : My mother was cooking dinner.
3. Exemple : The children were playing cards.
4. Exemple : Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

Réponse modèle ; accepter toute production correcte qui emploie was / were + -ing pour les trois premières phrases et le prétérit simple pour l’interruption. Barème : 0,75 point par réponse correcte (3 au total).