Vocabulaire essentiel du Past Simple avec DID

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1. Marqueurs temporels du Past Simple

Ces mots declenchent automatiquement l'utilisation de DID dans les questions et negations :

AnglaisFrancaisExemple avec DID
yesterdayhierDid you work yesterday?
last week/month/yearla semaine/le mois/l'annee derniereDid she travel last month?
agoil y aDid they move here two years ago?
in 2020en 2020Did he start this job in 2020?
when I was youngquand j'etais jeuneDid you play tennis when you were young?
the other dayl'autre jourDid you see that email the other day?
at that timea cette epoqueDid people use smartphones at that time?
onceune fois / autrefoisDid you once live in Paris?

2. Les 30 verbes les plus utilises avec DID

Base verbalePast SimpleFrancaisQuestion avec DID
gowentallerDid you go?
seesawvoirDid she see it?
makemadefaire/fabriquerDid they make it?
taketookprendreDid he take it?
comecamevenirDid she come?
givegavedonnerDid you give it?
telltolddire/raconterDid he tell you?
thinkthoughtpenserDid you think so?
findfoundtrouverDid they find it?
knowknewsavoirDid she know?
getgotobtenirDid you get it?
saysaiddireDid he say that?
eatatemangerDid you eat?
drinkdrankboireDid she drink it?
buyboughtacheterDid they buy it?
writewroteecrireDid he write it?
readreadlireDid you read it?
speakspokeparlerDid she speak?
leaveleftpartirDid they leave?
meetmetrencontrerDid you meet her?
callcalledappelerDid he call?
workworkedtravaillerDid you work?
playplayedjouerDid they play?
startstartedcommencerDid it start?
finishfinishedfinirDid she finish?
helphelpedaiderDid he help?
sendsentenvoyerDid you send it?
understandunderstoodcomprendreDid they understand?
breakbrokecasserDid it break?
feelfeltressentirDid you feel it?
Astuce : Avec DID dans une question ou negation, le verbe revient TOUJOURS a sa base verbale. On dit Did you go? et non Did you went? — meme si le verbe est irregulier.

3. Expressions courantes avec DID

ExpressionTraduction
Did you have a good time?Tu as passe un bon moment ?
What did you do last weekend?Qu'as-tu fait le week-end dernier ?
How did it go?Comment ca s'est passe ?
Why didn't you tell me?Pourquoi tu ne me l'as pas dit ?
Where did you grow up?Ou as-tu grandi ?
When did you arrive?Quand es-tu arrive ?
Who did you talk to?A qui as-tu parle ?
I didn't mean to.Ce n'etait pas mon intention.