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UNIT 2

Le prétérit BE + V-ING

Les cas particuliers

Lesson 5

LET's PAST PAST that crime

verbs

Your mission : Understand uses of the Past tenses !

READ the document !

Read it !

I called upon my friend Sherlock Holmes upon the second morning after Christmas, with the intention of wishing him the compliments of the season. He was lounging upon the sofa in a purple dressing-gown¹, a pipe-rack within his reach upon the right, and a pile of crumpled morning papers, evidently newly studied, near at hand. […]

In a very short time a decrepit figure emerged from the opium den², and I was walking down the street with Sherlock Holmes. For two streets he shuffled along with a bent³ back and an uncertain foot. […]

It was early in April in the year ’83 that I woke one morning to find Sherlock Holmes standing, fully dressed, by the side of my bed. He was a late riser, as a rule, and as the clock on the mantelpiece⁴ showed me that it was only a quarter-past seven, I blinked⁵ up at him in some surprise.

Sherlock Holmes ,The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Sir Conan Doyle 1892

TOOLBOX :

⁴ manteau de cheminée ⁵ clignerdes yeux

² fumerie d'opium ³ courbé

¹ robe de chambre

Listen time !

SAY what you can about the "TITLE" of the document !

Sherlock Holmes ,The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

Written by Sir Conan Doyle56 short stories and four novels between 1887 and 1927

20 T.V shows from 1951 to 2022

26 films from 1900 to 2011

Over 350 actors have portrayed Sherlock Holmes.

SAY what you know about Sherlock Holmes :

Most famous fictional private detective.

Profession

His stories are set in the Victorian or Edwardian eras between 1880 and 1914.

Dates

He lives at 221B Baker Street, London.

Location

Partner

Dr. John H. Watson, helps Sherlock Holmes during his investigations.

He is known for his observation, deduction, forensic science and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic.

Qualities

Flaws

Sherlock Holmes uses addictive drugs. He sometimes uses morphine, opium and sometimes cocaine. These drugs were legal in 19th-century England.

COMPLETE the information about Sherlock Holmes !

Recap it !

J.K Rowling

J. R. R. Tolkien

Sir Conan Doyle

Bram Stoker

Charles Dickens

Sherlock Holmes was ceated by :

There has been ................. films and ................. T.V shows about Sherlock Holmes.

................. actors have portrayed Sherlock Holmes in films, T.V Shows and plays.

real detective

fictional detective

Sherlock Holmes is a :

doctor

policeman

author

actor

nurse

Sherlock Holmes lives at :

220A Baker Street, London

221A Baker Street, London

220B Baker Street, London

221B Baker Street, London

Doctor ................................................................... helps Sherlock Holmes solves cases.

His qualities are .........................................................................................................................

His flaws are .............................................................................................................................

Inofrmation search !

Find the following information about the document !

Identify the nature of the document.

..................................................................................................

Find the location.

..................................................................................................

Identify the two characters in the document.

..................................................................................................

Identify the narrator of the document.

..................................................................................................

Place these events in correct chronological order :

/ lounging / called /

/ emerged / dressed / woke up / shuffled / blinked up / showed / crumpled /

1) ............................................... 2) ............................................... 3) ...............................................

4) ............................................... 5) ............................................... 6) ...............................................

7) ............................................... 8) ............................................... 9) ...............................................

MATCH the words with their definitions !

Matching !

Dressing gown

An object that tells time

Shuffle

To appear, to show up.

Mantelpiece

To hope or to express hope.

Blink up

A person that you like

Emerge

Part of a fireplace or a chimney.

Crumpled

Regulation for good conduct

Wish

To walk without lifting your feet.

Clock

Something damaged by manipulation

Friend

Something you wear when it is cold

Rule

A road with building on each side

Street

To close and open your eyes.

READ the document and find the 11 verbs or verbal groups in the text !

Find them !

HIGHLIGHT in BLUE the 11 verbs or verbal groups in past tense :

HIGHLIGHT in GREEN the 2 verbal groups that have "ING" :

PLACE the 11 verbs and verbal groups in the 2 groups :

Past simple

Past ING

TALK about Continuous Past !

React !

On utilise le prétérit simple ou le prétérit BE + V-ING quand ?

On utilise le prétérit BE + V-ING pour parler de quoi ?

Que faut-il pour construire le prétérit BE + V-ING ?

Comment on conjugue le prétérit BE + V-ING ?

On utilise le prétérit BE + V-ING pour parler de quoi ?

I walk down the street. I walked down the street.

I was walking down the street.

Moment du discours

Le passé

Le futur

Le présent

On utilise le prétérit simple ou le prétérit BE + V-ING quand ?

He was studying when someone knocked on the door.

Prétérit BE + V-ING

I was talking when I discovered the truth.

Prétérit simple

Moment du discours

Le passé

Le futur

Le présent

Que faut-il pour construire le prétérit BE + V-ING ?

I was walking down the street. You were walking down the street. She was walking down the street. He was walking down the street. It was walking down the street. We were walking down the street. They were walking down the street.

auxiliaire "BE" au prétérit simple

suffixe "ING"

Comment on conjugue le prétérit BE + V-ING ?

I was walking down the street.

I was walking down the street.

auxiliaire "BE" au prétérit simple = "WAS" avec " I " / " HE " / " SHE " / " IT "

base verbale

suffixe "ING"

You were walking down the street.

You were walking down the street.

auxiliaire "BE" au prétérit simple = "WERE" avec " YOU " / " WE " / " THEY "

base verbale

suffixe "ING"

You were walking down the street.

auxiliaire "BE" au prétérit simple = "WERE" avec " YOU " / " WE " / " THEY "

base verbale

suffixe "ING"

LE PRETERIT BE + V-ING

On utilise le prétérit BE + V-ING pour parler d’une action ou d’un évènement qui été en cours de déroulement dans le passé. (Le « ING » indique un déroulement de l’action).

Le prétérit BE + V-ING exprime un fait passé, terminé et daté et comme le prétérit simple, il indique une rupture avec le moment du discours.

Généralement, l’action du prétérit BE + V-ING est antérieure au prétérit simple. L’action a donc déjà commencée avant le moment indiqué par le prétérit simple. Il donne donc des information sur le contexte d’une action exprimée au prétérit simple.

Dans une phrase complexe, les deux actions sont reliées soit par un adverbe, une préposition ou une conjonction.

I was reading a book when I saw the teacher.

Le prétérit BE + V-ING est un temps composé. Pour conjuguer le prétérit BE + V-ING on ne tiens plus compte des verbes réguliers ou irréguliers.

Pour construire le prétérit BE + V-ING, il faut ajouter l’auxiliaire « BE » conjugué au prétérit devant la base verbale en « ING ».

I was playing You were playing He was playing They were playing

PICk and PLACE !

CHOOSE between either past tense or past BE + V-ing !

They (were investigating/investigated) ................................................ the scene when they (were hearing/heard) ................................................ a noise upstairs. They (were glancing/glanced) ................................................ at each other and (were deciding/decided) ................................................ to check. The door (was cracking/cracked) ................................................ when they (were opening/opened) ................................................ it, and they (were hearing/heard) ................................................ another sudden noise. They (were flashing/flashed) ................................................ their light towards a corner and (were approaching/approached) ................................................ when a figure (was emerging/emerged) ................................................ from the dark after they (were hearing/heard) ................................................ another noise and (was making/made) ................................................ them scream. It (was being/was) ................................................ just a squirrel who (was trying/tried) ................................................ to find a way out of the cellar. They (were laughing/laughed) ................................................ and (were leaving/left) ................................................ the scene.

SAY if these sentences are TRUE or FALSE !

TRUE or false !

SAY if these sentences are TRUE or FALSE !

TRUE or false !

SAY if these sentences are TRUE or FALSE !

TRUE or false !

SAY if these sentences are TRUE or FALSE !

TRUE or false !

SAY if these sentences are TRUE or FALSE !

TRUE or false !

SAY if these sentences are TRUE or FALSE !

TRUE or false !

SAY if these sentences are TRUE or FALSE !

TRUE or false !

SAY if these sentences are TRUE or FALSE !

TRUE or false !

SAY if these sentences are TRUE or FALSE !

TRUE or false !

SAY if these sentences are TRUE or FALSE !

TRUE or false !

SAY if these sentences are TRUE or FALSE !

TRUE or false !

SAY if these sentences are"TRUE" or "FALSE" !

True or false !

FALSE

TRUE

Le prétérit BE + V-ING en anglais permet de parler d'une action en cours actuellement.

FALSE

TRUE

Le prétérit BE + V-ING en anglais permet de parler d'une action en cours dans le passé.

FALSE

TRUE

Le prétérit simple en anglais permet de parler d'une action passée qui est terminée et datée.

TRUE

FALSE

Le prétérit simple en anglais permet de parler d'une action passée qui vient de se terminer à l'instant.

FALSE

TRUE

Le prétérit BE + V-ING en anglais est une action antérieur au prétérit simple.

TRUE

FALSE

Le prétérit BE + V-ING en anglais est une action postérieur au prétérit simple.

FALSE

TRUE

Quand on utilise le prétérit simple en anglais, on n'indique pas une rupture entre le moment du discours et le moment de l'action.

FALSE

TRUE

Quand on utilise le prétérit simple en anglais, on indique une rupture entre le moment de l'action et le moment du discours.

TRUE

FALSE

Pour conjuguer le prétérit BE + V-ING en anglais, il faut ajouter "ING" à la base verbale à toutes les personnes.

TRUE

FALSE

Pour conjuguer le prétrit BE + V-ING en anglais, il faut ajouter l'auxiliaire "BE" conjugué au prétérit devant la base verbale.

FALSE

TRUE

Pour conjuguer le prétrit BE + V-ING en anglais, il faut ajouter l'auxiliaire "BE" conjugué au prétérit devant la base verbale à laquelle on ajoute "ING".

TALK about Continuous Past !

React !

Que faut-il faire avec les verbes qui finissent en "E" ?

Pourquoi la dernière consonne est-elle doublée dans certains verbes ?

Comment conjuge-t-on le verbe "BE" ?

Que faut-il faire avec les verbes qui finissent en "E" ?

I arrive at the crime scene. I was arriving at the crime scene.

I was seeing all night. They were seeing all night.

Pourquoi la dernière consonne est-elle doublée dans certains verbes ?

I drop the gun on the floor. I was dropping the gun on the floor.

D R O P

consonne voyelle consonne

D R O P + P + ING

consonne voyelle consonne

consonne

= DROPPED

terminaison "ING" du prétérit simple

la règle du

C.V.C

Comment conjuge-t-on le verbe "BE" ?

I am a detective. I was being a detective.

I was being a detective. They were being a detective.

LES CAS PARTICULIERS DU PRETERIT BE + V-ING

Comme avec les formes en V-ING, Il faut faire attention aux bases verbales qui finissent par des consonnes (prononciation et écrit).

Il faut également appliquer la règle du CVC (consonne voyelle consonne).

BE shop (B.V) = WAS / WERE Shopping (BE + V-ING) CVC CVC+C

Ainsi, pour les bases verbales qui finissent par un « E » précédée d’une consonne, il faut supprimer le « E ».

RIDE (B.V) = WAS / WERE Riding (BE + V-ING)

Sinon à tous les autres cas on ajoute simplement « ING » à la base verbale.

Avec le verbe « BE » on doit également ajouter l'auxiliaire « BE » avant la base verbale « BE » auquelle on ajoute « ING ».

I was being You were being She was being We were being

verb perfection !

CONJUGATE the verbs in the correct tenses !

prétérit BE + V-ING

prétérit simple

verbe

présent simple

sujet

He

love

......................................

......................................

......................................

You

buy

......................................

......................................

......................................

She

see

......................................

......................................

......................................

cry

......................................

......................................

......................................

It

hate

......................................

......................................

......................................

We

ride

......................................

......................................

......................................

He

write

......................................

......................................

......................................

She

sit

......................................

......................................

......................................

They

be

......................................

......................................

......................................

The man

sway

......................................

......................................

......................................

Dogs

run

......................................

......................................

......................................

CONJUGATE the verbs using both past formes !

verb time !

I (GO) ............................... to London but I (FAIL) ................................. to arrive on time.

She (WAIT) ................................... for the Subway when she (SEE) ........................... him.

We (WATCH) ................................. the nurse as they (ARRIVE) ............................... there.

They (BE) ............................... helpful while we (ENTER) ................................. the room.

He (WORK) ..................................... hard while they (BUY) ................................... tickets.

You (RUN) ................................... late so we (LEAVE) ................................... without you.

The shops (CLOSE) ............................. because they (HAVE) ........................... finished.

The school (OPEN) ........................ at 8 a.m so the pupils (CAN) ......................... study.

Policemen (STOP) ........................... people because (CARRY) ........................ weapons.

She (SEE) ......................................... her friend when he (PASS) .................................. her.

I (GOT) ............................................... lost until they (FIND) ........................................... help.

They (NEED) ....................................... to have money so they (CAN) ............................ go.

Quiz time !

Quiz time !

PLAY the quiz and practice !

PLAY the quiz and practice !

PLAY

Le présent simple

On met un "S" à la 3ème personne du singulier. !
  • I love English.
  • You love English.
  • She loves English.
  • He loves English.
  • It loves English.
  • We love English.
  • They love English.

Le prétérit simple

On met "ED" à la fin du verbe à toutes les personne !
  • I played rugby.
  • You played rugby.
  • She played rugby.
  • He played rugby.
  • It played rugby.
  • We played rugby.
  • They played rugby.