8.
PAST SIMPLE
1. THEORY
a) Positive form
- Regular verbs : …………………………….
- Irregular verbs : …………………………...
Ex: When I was a child, I lived in Brussels.
b) Negative form (regular and irregular verbs): ………………………………
Ex: I didn’t leave Brussels during my holidays.
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c) Questions (regular and irregular verbs): …………………………………...
Ex: What did you do yesterday evening?
d) Short answers (regular and irregular verbs): ………………………………
Ex: Yes, he did. / No I didn’t
e) Spelling rules
Spelling rule 1: …………………………………...
Ex : To live lived
Spelling rule 2: …………………………………...
Ex: To study studied (but: To play played)
Spelling rule 3: …………………………………...
Ex: To stop stopped
To permit permitted (but: To happen happened)
Spelling rule 4: …………………………………...
Ex: To travel travelled To quarrel quarrelled
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f) Irregular verb : TO BE
POSITIVE NEGATIVE QUESTION SHORT
FORM FORM ANSWER
I
You
He / she / it
We / you
/they
NEXT PAGE IRREGULAR VERBS
You can find a Quizlet list on your Smartschool class (lien web TP)
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Fill in the gaps with the past form of the verbs
Last year I (fly) to Greece to visit my sister who lives
on a beautiful island. The flight (take) three hours but it
only (cost) me twenty pounds as it was a special deal
on the Internet. My sister (meet) us at the airport and
we (drive) to her house near the beach but she
(can/not) make it on time.
Every day we (sunbathe) and (swim) on the
beautiful deserted beach. We (spend) the evenings
chatting in her garden but we (not/eat) seafood or
(drink) the delicious local white wine.
One day I (swim) out to a small island . When I
(come) back to the beach I (feel) tired so I went to
sleep. Once, while I was half asleep I (think) I
(hear) someone moving nearby but I (can/not) see
anyone. I (wake) up an hour later and guess what? I
(not/find) my clothes anywhere. Someone had stolen
them! My watch was gone too, and my purse. But I had only
(bring) a few dollars for drinks and snacks so I
(lose/not) much. I (run) to the village, which
fortunately was just up the road, and (buy) a towel at
a beach shop to dry myself. Then I went back to my sister's house.
The experience (teach) me to take more care of my
things.
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NEW GRAMMAR
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1. FUTURE
1. THEORY
1.1 FUTURE 1 AND 2 : going to and present continuous
Can you explain the difference between the two following sentences:
I am going to get married next year.
I am getting married next year.
GOING TO :
PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
GOOD TO KNOW…
a) People often tend to omit the form ‘to go’ after ‘going to’.
Ex: I’m going to London rather than I’m going to go to London.
b) The form ‘Be going to + infinitive’ can be translated by [‘aller’ au
présent + infinitif] in French.
Ex: I’m going to see my friends at the weekend. Je vais voir mes amis le week-end.
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c) The ‘Present continuous’ form can be translated by [présent] in
French.
Ex: I’m seeing my friends at the weekend.
Je vois mes amis le week-end.
d) You can often use one form or the other (see examples above) but
in some cases you have to choose one form rather than the other.
Ex: Pupil to teacher:
I’m going to study more.
>< I am studying more.
Your cousin is coming from Canada tomorrow:
My cousin is arriving tomorrow.
>< My cousin is going to arrive tomorrow.
e) The ‘Be going to + infinitive’ form is also used for predictions in a
near future.
Ex: It is cloudy. It is going to rain.
Hurry up! You are going to be late!
1.2 FUTURE 3 : Will
a) Forms
WORD ORDER EXAMPLE
POSITIVE FORM I will call you!
NEGATIVE FORM I will not / won’t call you!
QUESTION When will you call me?
Will’ can be replaced by ………………….. in very formal contexts.
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b) Uses
1.
He will never find a good job (pessimistic).
You’ll have a wonderful time on holiday (optimistic)!
With “I think, I hope, I’m sure”…
I think I’ll pass the exam.
I’m sure he will call you.
2.
(I promise) I will send you a postcard.
I will always love you.
3.
I’m cold. I’ll close the window.
I’m hungry. I’ll start cooking the meal.
4.
I’ll help you with your homework.
I’ll give you a lift home.
“Shall + I or we” in a question
Shall I pay?
Shall we go to the cinema?
5. Avec des adverbes qui montrent qu’on n’est pas ……………….….
de faire quelque-chose comme ………………………………………
I will maybe/perhaps/probably go to the cinema tomorrow.
6. Dans la deuxième partie de la phrase, après ‘if / when + sujet +
………………….………………. + compléments’
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If I see him, I will tell him.
1.3 FUTURE 4
a) Form:
b) Use:
My class starts at 3 pm.
The film is at 8 pm tonight.
The plane lands at 6.25 am.
The train arrives at 5.06 pm.
MAKE A MINDMAP of the 4 forms of the future
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2. EXERCISES
2.1 FORMAL EXERCISE
Fill in the following sentences with the correct future forms and justify your
choices of the future forms in English or in French.
1. I love London. I (probably / go) there next year.
2. Our train (leave) at 4:47.
3. What (wear / you) at the party tonight?
4. I haven't made up my mind yet. But I think I (find) something
nice in my mum's wardrobe.
5. This is my last day here. I (go) back to England
tomorrow.
6. Hurry up! The conference (begin) in 20 minutes.
7. My horoscope says that I (meet) an old friend this week.
8. Look at these big black clouds! It (rain) .
9. Here is the weather forecast. Tomorrow (be) dry and sunny.
10. What does a blonde say when she sees a banana skin lying just a few metres
in front of her? - Oh dear! I (slip) !
11. On the next century, tourism (be) more developed.
12. When ( go/you) on holiday? I hope you (send)
me a postcard.
13. Pupil to teacher: I (study) more for English.
14. My cousin from Canada (arrive) tomorrow. His plane
(land) at 8.40 am.
15. I wonder where I (be) 20 years from now.
16. You have already spent a lot. If you go on like that, you (not have)
any more money!
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17. Can you meet me tomorrow? No, I (work) .
18. Are you coming with us? No, I think I (stay) here.
19. The art exhibition (open) on May 3 and (finish)
on July 15.
20. Sue (come) to see us next Monday . She (travel)
by train and her train (arrive) at 10.15. I (meet)
her at the station.
1.2 WRITING EXERCISE
Explain in ten lines all your future projects (for the following weeks, the
Christmas holidays, next year and the coming years). Then predict the person
you will be in ten years’time.
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2. PAST CONTINUOUS
1. THEORY
1.1 FORM: ……………………………………………….
Ex : I tried to call you several times yesterday evening but you didn’t answer. What were you
doing yesterday around 7pm? I was watching TV and I didn’t have my phone with me.
1.2 USES:
1. For a ……………………………. action at a …………………….. moment
in the past.
What were you doing yesterday at 7pm?
2. When a past continuous action is ………………………….. by another
action in the …………………………….. form.
The children were doing their homework when I came home.
This use of the past continuous is very common at the beginning of a story.
The other day I was waiting for a bus when …
Last week as I was driving to work …
3. For something that happened before and after a particular ………………
It was eight o’clock. I was writing a letter.
4. For something that was happening …………………. and again.
I was practising every day, three times a day.
They were meeting secretly after school.
They were always quarrelling.
5. With verbs which show ……………………… or growth.
The children were growing up quickly.
Her English was improving.
My hair was going grey.
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2 COMPARISON WITH THE PAST SIMPLE FORM
PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS
FORME POSITIVE + Inf. + ed ‘Be’ au ‘past simple’ +
inf. + ‘ing’
I / you worked.
I was / you were working.
FORME NEGATIVE - Didn’t + inf ‘Be’ au ‘past simple’
négatif + inf. + ‘ing’
I / you didn’t work. I wasn’t / you weren’t
working.
FORME (Question word ) + did (Question word ) + was
INTERROGATIVE ? + sujet + inf. + compl. / were + sujet +
‘inf.+ing’ + compl.
Where did you work
yesterday? Where were you working
yesterday at 7 pm?
REPONSE BREVE Yes, I / you did. Yes, I was / you were.
No, I / you didn’t. No, I wasn’t / you weren’t
USAGE 1 Pour parler de quelque Pour décrire une action
chose qui s’est passé continue à un moment
une fois dans le passé. précis dans le passé.
What did you do yesterday? What were you doing
yesterday at 7 pm?
USAGE 2 Une action au past Une action continue au
simple peut interrompre past continuous peut
une action continue au être interrompue par
past continuous. une action au past
simple.
I was doing my homework
when my mother called me. I was doing my homework
when my mother called me.
My mother called me when /
while I was doing my My mother called me when /
homework. while I was doing my
homework.
TRADUCTION EN Passé composé Imparfait ou ‘était /
FRANCAIS étaient en train de’ +
What did you do yesterday ? inf.
Qu’as-tu fait hier?
What were you doing
yesterday at 7 pm?
Que faisais-tu /
Qu’étais-tu en train de
faire hier?
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3 EXERCISES
1. Fill in the following sentences with past simple or continuous forms.
a) They (interrupt) while he
(make) a speech.
b) He (break) his arm while he (ski).
c) As he (come) downstairs, he (slip)
and (fall).
d) She (smile) but when she (see)
that he was with another girl, she (start) crying.
e) He (have) an accident because he
(drive) too quickly.
f) As I (walk) down the street yesterday, I
(meet) an old friend.
g) We (talk) about her when suddenly she
(come) in.
h) The plane (crash) because it (fly)
too low.
i) (she wear) a red dress when you
(see) her?
j) What (you do) yesterday around 2 pm? I
(read).
k) I (break) up with him because we
(argue) all the time.
2. Invent a short story (10 lines) using three past continuous forms that you
underline.
Once upon a time,
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