| A | B |
|---|
| He was hungry. | Il avait faim |
| I was sick. | J'étais malade. |
| She was going to study. | Elle allait étudier. |
| We were eating pizza. | Nous mangions (prenions) de la pizza. |
| He wasn't drinking milk. | Il ne buvait pas de lait. |
| I used to wake up at 6. | Je me levais à six heures. |
| They weren't reading it. | Ils ne le (la) lisaient pas. |
| She was talking to me. | Elle me parlait. |
| Were you (s.) telling the truth? (inv.) | Disais-tu la vérité? |
| She was eleven years old. | Elle avait onze ans. |
| He had to leave. | Il devait partir. |
| He was brushing his teeth | Il se brossait les dents |
| We were having fun | nous nous amusions |
| I was getting angry | je me fâchais |
| she was putting on makeup | elle se maquillait |
| I was talking to you (pl.) | je vous parlais |
| She was right | elle avait raison |
| It (the weather) was nice. | Il faisait beau. |
| It was raining. | il pleuvait |
| it was snowing | il neigeait |
| it was sunny out | il faisait du soleil |
| it (the weather) was hot | il faisait chaud |
| it (the weather) was cold | il faisait froid |
| there was a book on the table | il y avait un livre sur la table |
| there were a lot of cars | il y avait beaucoup de voitures |
| That was his father. | C'était son père. |
| That was our grand-father. | C'était notre grand-père. |
| Those were our friends. | C'étaient nos amis. |
| I believed you (s.) | Je te croyais. |
| She used to write to us | elle nous écrivait |
| I was reading to him | je lui lisais |
| I was going to watch that movie. | J'allais regarder ce film-là. |
| I was able to (I could) go out on Saturday. | Je pouvais sortir samedi. |
| We couldn't (weren't able to) go to the concert. | Nous ne pouvions pas aller au concert. |
| He couldn't (wasn't able to) see me. | Il ne pouvait pas me voir. |
| I wanted to talk to them. | Je voulais leur parler. |
| We didn't want to buy any. | Nous ne voulions pas en acheter. |
| They didn't know how to dance. | Ils ne savaient pas danser. |
| Did you (s.) know that she was leaving? | Savais-tu qu'elle partait? |
| We had to buy it. | Nous devions l'acheter. |
| There was a lot of snow. | Il y avait beaucoup de neige. |
| There were 6 books on the table. | Il y avait six livres sur la table. |
