Grammaire anglaise


Past Continuous : Conjonctions

The Past Continuous Tense: Conjunctions


L'emploi - Conjonctions: when/while

Nous pouvons utiliser when avec la proposition au passé simple ou pour la proposition au passé continu.

Nous ne pouvons utiliser while qu'avec la proposition au passé continu.

  • when + PAST SIMP./PAST CON.
  • When she arrived, I was working.
  • She arrived when I was working.
  • while + PAST CON.
  • She arrived while I was working.

Exemples - Past Continuous avec when

PAST CON. CLAUSEwhenPAST SIMPLE
I was sleepingwhenhe called.
I was workingwhenshe arrived.

Exemples - Past Continuous avec when

WhenPAST SIMPLEPAST CONTINUOUS
Whenhe called,I was sleeping.
Whenshe arrived,I was working.

Exemples - Past Continuous avec when et while

PAST SIMPLEwhen/whilePAST CON.
He calledwhenI was sleeping.
She arrivedwhenI was working.
He calledwhileI was sleeping.
She arrivedwhileI was working.

Exemples - Past Continuous avec when et while

When/WhilePAST CONT.PAST SIMPLE
WhenI was sleeping,he called.
WhenI was working,she arrived.
WhileI was sleeping,he called.
WhileI was working,she arrived.

Exemples - Past Continuous avec while

PAST CONTINUOUSwhilePAST CON.
I was listening to musicwhileI was jogging.
I was breathingwhileI was singing.

L'emploi - Conjonctions: so/because/until

Nous utilisons so pour le résultat. Nous utilisons because pour la raison.

Nous utilisons until pour la période de temps avant que quelque chose se termine.

  • REASON + so + RESULT
  • I was tired so I went to bed.
  • RESULT + because + REASON
  • I ate some food because I was hungry.
  • ... until IT ENDS
  • I slept until my alarm woke me up.

Exemples - Past Simple avec so

REASON CLAUSEsoRESULT CLAUSE
I was tiredsoI went to bed.
I was hungrysoI ate some food.

Exemples - Past Simple avec because

RESULT CLAUSEbecauseREASON CLAUSE
I went to bedbecauseI was tired.
I ate some foodbecauseI was hungry.

Exemples - Past Simple avec until

ACTIONuntilTIME or TIME CLAUSE
I workeduntilmidnight.
I sleptuntilmy alarm woke me up.
I didn't fall asleepuntilthree o'clock.
They didn't startuntilhe arrived.
SYMBOLES/ABRÉVIATIONS
CONT.
  • CONTRACTION
PAST CON.
  • PASSÉ PROGRESSIF
PAST SIMP.
  • PASSÉ SIMPLE

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