📘 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 |
✏️ Complete with the correct form of the verb
Ex : I (need) a new accountant. → I needed a new accountant.
1. He (watch) television all night.
2. He (ask) a lot of questions.
3. Jean (walk) home yesterday.
4. Anna (call) the police.
5. The children (play) on the beach all day.
6. You (talk) about the news all night.
7. They (like) the film very much.
8. He (post) the letters yesterday.
9. We (play) the piano.
10. She (smoke) thirty cigarettes yesterday.
📘 Past Simple: Irregular Verbs
| Infinitive | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| go | went | didn't go |
| have | had | didn't have |
| get | got | didn't get |
| buy | bought | didn't buy |
| leave | left | didn't leave |
| drive | drove | didn't drive |
| meet | met | didn't meet |
| see | saw | didn't see |
| wear | wore | didn't wear |
| do | did | didn't do |
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...?
✏️ Complete with the correct form of the verb
Ex : Beatrice (write) a book two years ago. → Beatrice wrote a book two years ago.
1. He (see) Anna at the party.
2. I (cut) my finger.
3. He (pay) the bill by cheque.
4. Jill (hear) the news on the radio.
5. Caroline (find) her keys on the grass.
6. We (give) him a book for his birthday.
7. Tom (drink) two bottles of wine.
8. He (swim) the Channel last year.
9. They (break) the glasses.
10. You (tell) us that story this morning.
📘 The Primitive Tenses
Table de référence des 101 verbes irréguliers les plus courants.
| # | Infinitive | Simple Past | Past Participle | Translation |
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