Le « simple past » est comme son nom l’indique simple.
Pour les verbes réguliers il faut ajouter ED. Ensuite on ne conjugue pas.
Exemples :
I love you –> I loved you
You want to go out –> You wanted to go out.
He talks a lot –> He talked a lot.
La petite difficulté à apprendre est comment prononcer ED. Il y a trois façons.
1 Après les sons T ou D, ED se prononce ID.
Exemples : Wanted, Hated, Mended, Landed.
2 Après les sons « doux » (V, R, L, N, M, Y etc) ED se prononce D
Exemples : Loved, Heard, Programmed, Opened, Imagined, Enjoyed…
3 Après les sons « durs » (T, K, P, SH, CH, S, F) ED se prononce T (c’est le plus amusant)
Exemples : Talked, Punched, Relaxed, Punished, Kissed….
Pour le négatif on utilise DIDN’T à toutes les formes, puis le verbe SANS ED… On dit que didn’t nettoie le verbe.
- I didn’t enjoy the party.
- He didn’t talk very much.
- We didn’t land on time.
Pour les questions, on utilise Did à toutes les formes puis le verbe sans ED.
- Did you enjoy the party?
- Did you hear the news?
- Did he kiss her?
Comme toujours on peut utiliser where, when, what, who, how pour créer une question ouverte.
- Where did they land?
- What did you expect?
- Why did she punch him?
Petites choses à retenir:
pay –> paid, say –> said
stop –> stopped, plan –> planned,
copy –> copied, try –> tried.
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Exercice 2
Lisez ce texte en prononçant ed correctement
This morning I wanted to have breakfast. I opened the fridge but it was empty. So I walked to the shops. I talked with the shopkeeper. She was very nice so I invited her to have a cup of coffee. She said she was busy, maybe next time. I started to walk home but stopped in a park. There was a group of people playing football. I asked if I could join but they laughed and said I was too old. This made me angry and I kicked the ball very hard. The people shouted at me angrily so I ran away.