
SEMAINE 9 – JOUR 5 Past Continuous vs Past Simple
Past Continuous vs Past Simple
Une action était en cours… quand une autre est arrivée
👋 Introduction
Cette semaine, tu apprends à parler du passé avec précision.
Aujourd'hui, tu vas comprendre une structure essentielle pour raconter des histoires :
Une action était en cours… quand une autre action est arrivée.
Si tu maîtrises ce point, tu peux raconter :
- un accident
- une surprise
- un événement inattendu
- une scène de film
- une anecdote personnelle
C'est une structure clé du niveau intermédiaire.
💡 Daily Idiom — To catch someone off guard
✔️ The sudden question caught her off guard.
✔️ He caught me off guard with his answer.
🔤 Daily Phrasal Verb — Break down
✔️ The car broke down while we were driving to Abidjan.
✔️ She broke down in tears when she heard the news.
🔗 Daily Collocation — Tell an anecdote
✔️ He loves to tell an anecdote about his childhood.
✔️ She told an anecdote that made everyone laugh.
Écoute l'audio (2 écoutes recommandées) puis réponds aux questions.
📄 Transcript
Vidéo de révision — Past Continuous vs Past Simple.
Choisis la bonne forme entre Past Continuous et Past Simple.
Écris la bonne forme du verbe (Past Continuous ou Past Simple, selon le contexte).
1. When the teacher arrived, the students in class.
2. My father when he saw the accident.
3. Yesterday, I my aunt and then I went home.
4. While we lunch, it started to rain.
5. She and broke her phone.
6. At 10 o'clock, they TV.
Last weekend, I was relaxing at home when my cousin called me. While I was talking to her, I heard a strange noise outside. I opened the door and saw that a small tree had fallen in the garden because of the wind. I quickly went outside and moved it away from the path. My neighbour was watching from her window while I was working. Afterwards, I made tea and finished my phone call, still laughing about the surprise. It turned out to be a memorable, if slightly chaotic, Saturday afternoon.
(~95 words — 3+ Past Continuous ✅ · 3+ Past Simple ✅ · while/when ✅)







