Simple Past (Prétérit) : Verbes Réguliers

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.

A vous de vous entraîner avec ces exercices!

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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.

 

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