| A | B |
| La semaine dernière... | Last week... |
| ...j'ai vu un accident. | ... I saw an accident. |
| ...il y a eu un accident. | ... there was an accident. |
| Il y avait du brouillard. | It was foggy. |
| Il pleuvait. | It was raining. |
| Il gelait. | It was icy. |
| Il neigeait. | It was snowing. |
| Il faisait mauvais. | The weather was bad. |
| La route était glissante. | The road was slippery. |
| C'était très dangereux. | It was very dangerous. |
| Un camion... | A lorry... |
| Une moto... | A motorcycle... |
| Une trottinette... | A child's scooter... |
| ... est entré(e) en collision avec... | ... collided with... |
| ...un piéton. | ... a pedestrian. |
| ...un lampadaire. | ... a street lamp. |
| Le chauffeur était blessé. | The driver was injured. |
| Personne n'était blessé. | No one |
| Je descendais la rue quand... | I was walking down the road when... |
| Hier soir... | Yesterday evening... |
| Je roulais lentement quand... | I was driving slowly when... |