Level A1-A2
The Past Simple
Le past simple est le temps du passé le plus courant en anglais pour raconter des événements terminés.
Apprenez les verbes réguliers et irréguliers au past simple avec nos tableaux et exercices de conjugaison.
Le temps pour parler d'actions terminées dans le passé avec un moment précis.
Formation
Regular Verbs (+ ED)
Affirmative ✓
I worked
Negative ✗
I didn't work
Question ?
Did you work?
Important: Dans les phrases négatives et interrogatives, on utilise DID + base verbale (sans -ED)!
Top 8 Irregular Verbs
be
→ was/were
être
have
→ had
avoir
do
→ did
faire
go
→ went
aller
see
→ saw
voir
come
→ came
venir
take
→ took
prendre
make
→ made
faire
When to Use Past Simple
✅
Completed Past Actions
"I visited Paris last summer."
🔄
Past Habits
"When I was young, I played football every day."
📋
Sequence of Events
"He woke up, had breakfast, and left."
📅
Specific Time in the Past
"She graduated in 2020."
Time Expressions
yesterdaylast week/month/yearin 2020agowhen I was...that dayat that time
Examples
Affirmative
- • I visited my grandmother last weekend.
- • She bought a new car yesterday.
- • They met in London in 2015.
✗ Negative
- • I didn't go to the party.
- • He didn't see the movie.
- • We didn't know about the meeting.
? Questions
- • Did you enjoy the concert?
- • What did she say?
- • Where did they go on holiday?
