Mis à jour le janvier 22, 2026
by PushtoLearn

Past simple – verbe « to be »

Nous utilisons le past simple du verbe be pour décrire des états, des lieux et des sentiments dans le passé. Was s’utilise avec I / he / she / it, et were s’emploie avec you / we / they.

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Exercices

Explication

Nous utilisons le past simple du verbe be pour décrire des situations et des états dans le passé.

  • I was at the museum on Tuesday.

  • She was in math class this morning.

  • We were excited after the game.

Comment l’utiliser

Utilisez was avec I, he, she, it. Utilisez were avec you, we, they.

  • I was hungry after practice.

  • You were on the bus at 8 a.m.

  • It was quiet in the library.

  • They were in Spain last summer.

Forme négative

Ajoutez not. À l’oral et dans l’écriture informelle, utilisez les formes contractées wasn’t / weren’t.

  • I was not at the gym on Monday. - I wasn’t at the gym on Monday.

  • He was not in class last Friday. - He wasn’t in class last Friday.

  • We were not hungry after lunch. - We weren’t hungry after lunch.

Questions

Placez was / were avant le sujet.

  • Were you at the concert last night? - Yes, I was.

  • Was she in the office on Monday? - No, she wasn’t.

  • Where was he at 6 p.m. yesterday?

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