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Le preterit en was/were + ing

1. Formation

I was working I wasn’t working Was I working?
You were working You weren’t working Were you working?
He was working He wasn’t working Was he working?
She was working She wasn’t working Was she working?
It was working It wasn’t working Was it working?
We were working We weren’t working Were we working?
You were working You weren’t working Were you working?
They were working They weren’t working Were they working?
Forme affirmative Forme négative Forme interrogative

2. Emploi

Pour commenter une action en cours de déroulement dans le passé
She was preparing dinner : Elle était en train de préparer le diner.

Rappel : Be-ing est incompatible avec des verbes qui expriment des goûts ou desprocessus de pensée.

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