Bonjour,
Réponse :
The setting
What tense do you use? preterite Be + V-ing
( Pour "planter le décor" lorsqu'on raconte une histoire, on utilise le prétérit V-ing )
Everybody was having fun last night: some people were dancing, others were having a drink at the bar.
The events
What tense do you use? preterite
( Pour parler des actions brèves, ponctuelles ...)
Costello and Nasty Frankie arrived later that evening.They walked into the club, and sat at their usual table.
This is what the characters were doing when they were suddenly interrupted
.1. A bartender was serving drinks when suddenly a man fell on the dance floor.
2. Nasty Frankie was driving in town when suddenly he saw two cars following him.
3. Everybody was enjoying themselves when suddenly the music stopped.
4. The detective was having dinner when suddenly his phone rang.
5. Mary Russel was getting ready when suddenly someone knocked at the door.
6. The detective was reading his files when suddenly a police officer brought the suspects.
This is what Duke Ellington saw when he came into the bar above Cotton Club.
1. When I came into the club, all my friends were dancing
2. My girlfriend was there too, she was singing
3. She performed my favourite song and she smiled at me.
4. We walked to the dance floor and we started to dance.
5. We were having a really good time when we heard police sirens.
The bartender described the atmosphere in the crime before the crime.
1. Mary was singing Costello’s favourite song when two men started fighting.
2. The bartender was serving customers when Nasty Frankie got up and walked towards the men.
3. Duke Ellington was still playing when Nasty Frankie pulled his gun and politely asked them to get out.
