| A | B |
| Je surfais | I was surfing |
| Je coupais des légumes | I was cutting vegetables |
| Je cuisinais | I was cooking |
| Je faisais du vélo | I was bicycling |
| Je courais | I was running |
| Je faisais du bateau | I was boating |
| Je faisais de la voile | I was sailing |
| Je faisais du ski nautique | I was waterskiing |
| Je faisais du patin à glace | I was ice skating |
| Je faisais du skateboarding | I was skateboarding |
| Je faisais du roller en ligne | I was inline skating |
| Je jouais au foot | I was playing soccer |
| Je jouais au hockey | I was playing hockey |
| J'écoutais de la musique forte | I was listening to loud music |
| Je chantais | I was singing |
| Je prenais une douche | I was taknig a shower |
| Je dormais | I was sleeping |
| Je jouais au football américain | I was playing (American) football |
| Je sautais | I was jumping |
| Je plongeais d'un avion | I was diving out of a plane |
| Je plongeais | I was diving |
| Je nageais | I was swimming |
| Je lèchais un enveloppe | I was licking an enveloppe |
| J'écrivais une lettre | I was writing a letter |
| Je me maquillais | I was putting on makeup |