Grammaire anglaise

Past Continuous : Questions ouvertes

The Past Continuous Tense: Open Questions

Grammaire - Le Past Continuous: Questions ➤ Plusieurs réponses

Be vient avant le sujet dans les questions.

Pour les questions ouvertes (questions avec de nombreuses réponses possibles), nous utilisons un mot interrogatif.

Q. + BE + SUBJ + INF.-ing ... ?
BE → was/were
Q. + was + I/he/she/it + INF.-ing ... ?
What was he doing when she arrived?
He was talking to a friend.
Q. + were + you/we/they + INF.-ing ... ?
What were they talking about?
They were talking about a problem.

Exemples - Le Past Continuous: Questions ➤ Plusieurs réponses

QUESTION		... ANS.

What was I doing?	➤	You were sleeping.
Where were you going?	➤	I was going home.
What was he doing?	➤	He was working.
What was she cooking?	➤	... rice.
What was it doing?	➤	It was floating.
What were we playing?	➤	... chess.
What were they doing?	➤	... swimming.

SYMBOLES/ABRÉVIATIONS

ANS.	RÉPONSES
INF.	INFINITIF
Q.	PRONOM INTERROGATIF
SUBJ.	SUJET

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