📘 Past Simple: "to be"
| Pronoun | Affirmative | Negative | Question |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | was | wasn't | Was I ? |
| You | were | weren't | Were you ? |
| He / She / It | was | wasn't | Was he/she/it ? |
| We | were | weren't | Were we ? |
| You | were | weren't | Were you ? |
| They | were | weren't | Were they ? |
📘 Past Simple: Regular Verbs
Use the past simple for finished actions.
| Pronoun | Affirmative | Negative | Question |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | worked | didn't work | Did I work ? |
| You | worked | didn't work | Did you work ? |
| He / She / It | worked | didn't work | Did he/she/it work ? |
| We | worked | didn't work | Did we work ? |
| You | worked | didn't work | Did you work ? |
| They | worked | didn't work | Did they work ? |
Spelling rules for regular verbs :
| Infinitive = / | + -ed | watch → watched |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive = -e | + -d | live → lived |
| Infinitive = one vowel + one consonant | double consonant + ed | stop → stopped |
| Infinitive = consonant + y | - y + -ied | study → studied |
📘 Past Simple: Irregular Verbs
Use the irregular past form only in + sentences → I saw a film last night.
Use the infinitive after did/didn't → Did you see a film last night ?
Past of can = could/couldn't/could you...?
📘 The Primitive Tenses
Table de référence des 101 verbes irréguliers les plus courants.
| # | Infinitive | Simple Past | Past Participle | Translation |
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📝 Exercices sur ce point : Unit 9 · Past Simple