Structure du Past Simple
Subject + Past Form of Verb
S + V2 (forme passée)
Structure affirmative :
• I/You/He/She/It/We/They + past form
• Ex: I worked, She went
• I/You/He/She/It/We/They + past form
• Ex: I worked, She went
Structure négative :
• Subject + didn't + base verb
• Ex: I didn't work, She didn't go
• Subject + didn't + base verb
• Ex: I didn't work, She didn't go
Structure interrogative :
• Did + subject + base verb?
• Ex: Did you work? Did she go?
• Did + subject + base verb?
• Ex: Did you work? Did she go?
Usages Principaux
1. Actions terminées :
• Actions qui ont eu lieu et se sont terminées dans le passé
• Ex: I visited Paris last year
• Ex: She finished her homework yesterday
• Actions qui ont eu lieu et se sont terminées dans le passé
• Ex: I visited Paris last year
• Ex: She finished her homework yesterday
2. Séquence d'actions :
• Plusieurs actions dans l'ordre chronologique
• Ex: He woke up, had breakfast, and left for work
• Plusieurs actions dans l'ordre chronologique
• Ex: He woke up, had breakfast, and left for work
3. Habitudes passées :
• Habitudes qui n'existent plus
• Ex: When I was young, I played football every day
• Habitudes qui n'existent plus
• Ex: When I was young, I played football every day
Mots indicateurs :
• yesterday, last week/month/year
• ago, in 2020, when I was a child
• then, at that time, once upon a time
• ago, in 2020, when I was a child
• then, at that time, once upon a time
Exemples Concrets
Yesterday → Past Simple
Last week → Past Simple
2 hours ago → Past Simple
In 2020 → Past Simple
When I was young → Past Simple
Then → Past Simple
Exemples de phrases
Affirmative :
• I travelled to London
• They bought a new car
• She studied French
• They bought a new car
• She studied French
Négative :
• I didn't travel
• They didn't buy anything
• She didn't study hard
• They didn't buy anything
• She didn't study hard
Interrogative :
• Did you travel?
• Did they buy a house?
• Did she study French?
• Did they buy a house?
• Did she study French?
Conseils & Astuces
Utilisez pour actions terminées
Mots indicateurs sont clés
Pas de durée continue
Souvenez-vous des formes irrégulières
Utilisez avec dates précises
