Litterary past tense vs Past anterior exercise
Write the past anterior or the litterary past tense for the following verbs in bold. Watch carefully the sentence before you write the conjugation !
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1. Dès qu' Ali Baba (prononcer) les mots magiques, la caverne s'ouvrit.
(When Ali Baba had pronounced the magical words, the cavern opened)
2. Il y mit son tracteur quand Julien (bâtir)
(He put in his tractor when Julian had built the walls of his shed)
3. Quand il (tondre) la pelouse, monsieur Samy se reposa.
(When he had mowed the lawn, Mr. Samy rested)
4. Je (guetter) le facteur, dès que j' eus reçu la confirmation de ma demande.
(I watched for the factor when I had received the confirmation of my request)
5. Après que les pompiers (contrôler) les extincteurs, ils les mirent en marche.
(After the firemen had controled extinguishers, they turned it on)
6. Les travailleurs (poser) les câbles, lorsque la pelleteuse eut creusé la tranchée.
(Workers putted down the ropes when the shovel had digged the trench)
7. Dès que nous eûmes rassemblé des indices, nous (alerter) la police.
(When we had gathered the evidences, we called the police)
8. Après qu' ils (sucrer) leur chocolat au lait, ils le laissèrent refroidir.
(After they had sweetened their milk chocolate, they let it cold)
9. Lorsque tu eus maîtrisé les gestes élémentaires, tu (fabriquer) quelques paniers.
(When you had controled the basic gestures, you made some baskets)
10. Lorsque nous
(When we got dressed we went out)
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