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PAST
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PAST PERFECT
QUAND?
Faire un bilan au passé
- At 8PM the library had already closed.
Action qui a duré dans le passé
(peut encore être d'actualité)
- When the war began, she had lived in France for 10 months
Situation irréelle dans le passé
- If I had done it, I wouldn’t have regrets.
COMMENT?
HAD + participe passé (attention aux verbes irréguliers)
When I lost my job I had worked there for 3 years.
Had you work there for long when you lost your job?
I had not worked there for long when I lost my job.
SIMPLE PAST
QUAND?
Succession d'action dans un temps défini du passé
- Yesterday, I went to school on foot. I met Mary on my way and we continued to walk together.
Actions complètement achevées dans le passé
- Last night, Julie watched a series on TV.
Actions répétées dans le passé
- I usually worked on Mondays.
COMMENT?
verb + ED :
- I worked
- Did you work?
- I did not work.
verbes irréguliers. Il faut apprendre le
participe passé pour la forme affirmative
EAT : - I ate
La forme interrogative et négative se forment
comme pour les verbes réguliers.
- Did you eat?
- I did not eat
Key words
- marque du passé : yesterday, in 1980, 3 years ago, last week...
- marque de la régularité : usually, always, sometimes....
PAST CONTINUOUS
QUAND?
Action en cours dans un moment précis du passé
- What was Dad doing at six o’clock yesterday morning?
Dad was watching TV.
Action au passé avant d'être coupée par une autre.
- I was playing hen he arrived.
COMMENT?
Was/Were + ING
I was walking when he arrived
Were you walking when he arrived?
I wasn't walking when he arrived.
PAST PERFECT CONTINOUS
QUAND?
Action précise qui a duré dans le passé
Souvent suivi de SINCE ou de FOR
- Jane wanted to sit because she had been walking for 4 hours yesterday.
COMMENT?
HAD + BEEN + ING
I had been sleeping for 8 hours when I woke up.
Had you been sleeping long when you woke up?
I hadn't been sleeping long when I woke up.