TABLEAU PRETERIT OU SIMPLE PAST / LE PASSE
FORME AFFIRMATIVE
ED + Verbe régulier Verbes irréguliers à apprendre par cœur
FORME NEGATIVE
Pour tous les verbes Didn’t + Verbe à l’infinitif
FORME INTERROGATIVE
Pour tous les verbes
Did + sujet + verbe à l’infinitif
FORME INTERROGATIVE
Pour tous les verbes
Mot interrogatif + Did Sujet + verbe à l’infinitif
Verbes réguliers
I played tennis I didn’t play cricket Did you play tennis? When did you play ? (Quand)
He arrived late He didn’t arrive early (tôt) Did he arrive late? Why did they arrive late?
(Pourquoi)
Verbes irréguliers They went to Nantes They didn’t go to Paris Did they go to Nantes? Where did they go?
(Où)
1. To HAVE : avoir
HAD à toutes les personnes : forme affirmative Didn’t Have à toutes les personnes : forme négative
2. To BE : être
I was, you were, he, she, it was, we were, you were, they were : forme affirmative
I wasn’t, you weren’t, he, she, it wasn’t, we weren’t, you weren’t, they weren’t : forme négative
