Past simple et past continuous : exercices: 7 séries avec corrigés, A2–B2

7 séries d'exercices gratuites sur « Past simple et past continuous » (A2–B2), avec corrigés. Lisez la règle, repérez les erreurs fréquentes, puis vérifiez chaque réponse tout de suite.

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  • A24
  • B12
  • B21

Past simple et past continuous : comment ça marche

Le past continuous (was/were + -ing) décrit une action en cours à un moment du passé : At 8 pm I was cooking. Combiné au past simple, il indique une action plus courte qui l'interrompt : I was cooking when the phone rang. Le past simple seul raconte des événements terminés dans l'ordre : I cooked, ate and went to bed.

Past continuous ou past simple

Past continuous : en coursPast simple : terminé
She was reading at 10 pm.She read the whole book on Sunday.
We were having dinner when you called.We had dinner and then you called.
It was snowing all morning.It snowed twice last winter.

Exercices par niveau

7 séries · 42 exercices
NiveauSérie d'exercicesExercices
A2Past simple vs past continuous6
A2Past continuous6
A2Past simple and continuous4
A2Past continuous (Set B)8
B1Past tense contrast7
B1Past tense contrast (2)5
B2Past tenses6

Erreurs fréquentes

  1. Faux: I was watch TV when you called.

    Correct: I was watching TV when you called.

    Was/were + -ing.

  2. Faux: When the phone was ringing, I answered it.

    Correct: When the phone rang, I answered it.

    L'action courte et terminée : past simple.

  3. Faux: They was playing football.

    Correct: They were playing football.

    Avec you, we, they : were.

  4. Faux: I was knowing her well.

    Correct: I knew her well.

    Pas de forme continue avec les verbes d'état.

Points de grammaire liés

  1. 1

    Le past simple

    15 séries
  2. 2

    Le past perfect

    5 séries
  3. 3

    Used to et would

    5 séries
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