Simple Past en anglais : Règles essentielles

1. Formation des verbes réguliers

Infinitif	Simple Past	Règle
work	worked	+ ed
play	played	+ ed
stop	stopped	Consonne finale doublée + ed
study	studied	y → ied
like	liked	Déjà en -e : + d seulement
travel	travelled	L final doublé (British English)

2. Structure des phrases au Simple Past

Type	Structure	Exemple
Affirmative	Sujet + V-ed / Virr	She worked hard.
Négative	Sujet + didn't + Vinf	She didn't work hard.
Interrogative	Did + sujet + Vinf ?	Did she work hard?
Interro-négative	Didn't + sujet + Vinf ?	Didn't she work hard?

3. Indicateurs temporels clés

yesterday · last week · last year · ago · in 2010 · when I was a child · once · at that time · the other day · back then · formerly · in the past · on Monday · at 9 o'clock

4. Règles orthographiques spéciales

Cas	Règle	Exemple
CVC court accentué	Doubler la consonne finale	stop → stopped
-y précédé consonne	y → ied	carry → carried
-e final	Ajouter d seulement	hope → hoped
-l final (BrE)	Doubler le l	travel → travelled