Le prétérit (past simple)
-ed, les verbes irréguliers, et « did » pour les questions et la négation.
Le prétérit exprime une action terminée à un moment passé précis. Verbes réguliers : -ed à toutes les personnes.
| Forme | Exemple | |
|---|---|---|
| Affirmation | verbe + -ed / forme irrégulière | I worked. She went home. |
| Négation | didn't + base | I didn't work. She didn't go. |
| Question | Did + sujet + base | Did you work? Did she go? |
Verbes irréguliers les plus fréquents
| Base | Prétérit | Base | Prétérit |
|---|---|---|---|
| be | was / were | have | had |
| go | went | do | did |
| see | saw | come | came |
| get | got | make | made |
| say | said | take | took |
| buy | bought | think | thought |
| eat | ate | drink | drank |
| write | wrote | know | knew |
Prononciation de -ed
[t] après un son sourd (worked, stopped), [d] après un son sonore (played, lived), [ɪd] seulement après t / d (wanted, needed). Ne prononce pas « work-ED » !
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Prétérit de « buy » ?
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bought -
Mets à la forme négative : She saw the film.
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She didn't see the film. -
Mets en question : They went to Spain.
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Did they go to Spain? -
Comment se prononce « -ed » dans « wanted » ?
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[ɪd] (une syllabe de plus)