Grammar/Tenses/Past Simple
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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."
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Past Habits

"When I was young, I played football every day."
📋

Sequence of Events

"He woke up, had breakfast, and left."
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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?
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