Chapter 2

Lesson 1

Did Eric threaten Vera?

No, he didn’t. He didn’t threaten Vera.

Did Hank follow Vera?

Yes, he did. He followed Vera.

What did Hank and Jessica do?

They didn’t listen to music. They lied and tried to frame

Eric for Vera’s murder.

Did they kill Vera?

Yes, they did. They murdered her.

Le preterit permet de parler d’une action passée.

Affirmation : sujet + verbe en ED

Négation : sujet + didn’t + BV

Question : Did + sujet + BV?

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Lesson 2

Did Jason go to space in Friday the 13th 9?

No, he didn’t. He didn’t go to space in Friday the 13th

Part 9. He went to space in Jason X.

In the movie Scream, Sidney shot Ghostface.

Did Michael Myers break out of prison in Halloween?

No, he didn’t. He didn’t break out of prison. He broke

out of a mental institution.

Le preterit irrégulier permet de faire référence à une

action passée.

Affirmation : sujet + verbe à apprendre par cœur

Négation : sujet + didn’t + BV

Question : Did + sujet + BV?

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Lesson 3

What was she doing yesterday at 8 p.m?

She was rehearsing.

Were they digging a hole?

No, they were not. They were not digging a hole.

Were you watching a horror film?

Yes, I was. I was watching a horror film.

What were Kenny and Jane doing yesterday at 8 p.m?

I don’t know what they were doing. I didn’t see them.

be (au preterit) + V-ing permet de parler d’actions

en cours dans le passé.

Equivaut à l’imparfait en Français.

Il y a deux conjugaisons du verbe BE au passé.

was I, he, she, it

were we, you, they

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Lesson 4

When the killer called Kate on her phone, Eric and

Jack were running after him.

Lisa was sleeping when the killer texted Eric to

threaten him.

When the killer broke Peter’s neck, Eric and Jack

were not listening to music.

Jack wasn’t hiding in a closet when the killer found

Bob. He was calling the police.

be (au preterit) + V-ing fait référence à une action

en train de se dérouler dans le passé.

Le verbe de la proposition introduite par WHEN est

au preterit simple (régulier ou irrégulier).

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Dans la proposition introduite par WHEN, l’action

est ponctuelle (considérée comme brève). Elle commence et

se termine pendant qu’une autre action se déroule

(considérée comme longue) dans le passé.

Ex : They were hiding in a closet …

action “longue”

… when the killer stabbed Jack.

action “brève”

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TODAY, now were hiding stabbed

were hiding

stabbed

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Lesson 5

angry: en colère

confused, puzzled: perplexe

disappointed: déçu

disgusted: dégouté, écœuré

irritated: agacé

mad, enraged: fou de rage

sad: triste

scared: effrayé

serious: sérieux

shocked, surprised: choqué, surpris

silly: idiot, bête

tired: fatigué

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Lesson 5 (part 2)

Does he sound confused?

No, he doesn’t. He doesn’t sound confused. He

sounds tired.

Do they look shocked?

Yes, they do. They look shocked.

look + adj permet de dire de quoi a l’air qqn ou qqch.

On peut le dire en fonction de ce qu’on voit.

sound + adj permet de dire de quoi a l’air qqn ou

qqch. On peut le dire en fonction de ce qu’on entend.

Il ne faut pas oublier de conjuguer look / sound en

fonction du sujet.

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Lesson 5 (part 3)

Tell me more about the boy who was here last week. Did

he look silly?

No, he didn’t. He didn’t look silly. He looked crazy.

What about the girls. Did they sound angry?

Yes, they did. They sounded angry.

Pour dire de quoi qqn ou qqch a l’air, on utilise look

+ adj (ce qu’on voit) et sound + adj (ce qu’on entend).

Il ne faut pas oublier de conjuguer look / sound en

fonction du temps et du sujet.

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Lesson 6

The trees were so scary that Maggie thought they

were monsters.

The music was so loud that she didn’t hear the killer.

Lorie was so scared that she hid in a closet.

The bodies were so horrible that they looked away.

it was / they were + so adj that + sujet + preterit

permet de dire que qqch était tellement (adjectif)

qu’autre chose s’est produit.

It was so + adj => c’était tellement …

that + sujet + preterit => que qqch s’est passé.

Il y a un lien de cause à conséquence entre les deux

propositions.

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