{"id":189492,"date":"2026-11-04T16:27:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T15:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/passe-simple-en-anglais-conjugaison\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T16:30:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T15:30:33","slug":"passe-simple-en-anglais-conjugaison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/passe-simple-en-anglais-conjugaison\/","title":{"rendered":"Pass\u00e9 simple en anglais : comment le conjuguer ? \ud83d\ude47\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Comment peux-tu parler de tes exp\u00e9riences pass\u00e9es en anglais ? Un temps important est ici le pass\u00e9 simple (ou pr\u00e9t\u00e9rit), l\u2019un des temps les plus courants en anglais. Tu peux donc constater qu\u2019il est tr\u00e8s important que tu apprennes \u00e0 l\u2019utiliser correctement ! Cet article a pour but de te donner un aper\u00e7u utile sur la fa\u00e7on d\u2019utiliser le pass\u00e9 simple. Si tu passes le brevet ou le baccalaur\u00e9at, le pass\u00e9 simple en anglais comptera beaucoup pour ta r\u00e9ussite !<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udcd8 Si conjuguer le pass\u00e9 simple te donne du fil \u00e0 retordre, nos cours particuliers d’anglais<\/a><\/strong> seront tes alli\u00e9s !<\/p>\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udccc En bref<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Le pass\u00e9 simple anglais (simple past, ou pr\u00e9t\u00e9rit) exprime une action pass\u00e9e, termin\u00e9e et dat\u00e9e. Les verbes r\u00e9guliers prennent -ed (play \u2192 played), les irr\u00e9guliers s\u2019apprennent (go \u2192 went, have \u2192 had). N\u00e9gation et question se forment avec did + base verbale (I didn\u2019t go), sauf avec be : I wasn\u2019t, were you?<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n

Quand utiliser le pass\u00e9 simple en anglais? \ud83e\udd14<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. L’\u00e9v\u00e9nement s’est termin\u00e9 dans le pass\u00e9.<\/strong>
\n\u201cI visited my family last month.<\/em>\u201d – J\u2019ai rendu visite \u00e0 ma famille le mois dernier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Plusieurs actions qui ont eu lieu dans le pass\u00e9.<\/strong>
\n\u201cWe traveled to New York, then we went to see Times Square.<\/em>\u201d – Nous avons voyag\u00e9 \u00e0 New York, puis nous sommes all\u00e9s voir Times Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Combinaison du pass\u00e9 simple et du pass\u00e9 progressif.<\/strong>
\n\u201cWe were walking in the street when I got a headache.<\/em>\u201d – Nous marchions dans la rue quand j\u2019ai eu mal \u00e0 la t\u00eate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mots cl\u00e9s \u00e0 retenir<\/strong>

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    \n
  • in the past (dans le pass\u00e9)<\/li>\n
  • Yesterday (hier)<\/li>\n
  • two weeks ago (il y a deux semaines)<\/li>\n
  • 1800 B.C. (1800 avant J.-C.)<\/li>\n
  • in 1965 (en 1965)<\/li>\n
  • three months ago (il y a trois mois)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Comment former le pass\u00e9 simple en anglais \ud83d\udc47<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Les verbes irr\u00e9guliers au pass\u00e9 simple<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    \ud83d\udca1 <\/span>\u00c0 retenir
    <\/strong> Avec les verbes r\u00e9guliers, le pass\u00e9 simple se forme \u00e0 partir de la forme de base du verbe + la terminaison -ed :<\/span><\/p>

    watch + -ed = watched (regard\u00e9)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Josh watched a scary film<\/em>. (Josh a regard\u00e9 un film effrayant.)
    \nThey played football in the park yesterday.<\/em> (Ils ont jou\u00e9 au football dans le parc hier.)
    \nOn Monday Wendy and Ellen talked for two hours on the phone<\/em>. (Lundi, Wendy et Ellen ont parl\u00e9 pendant deux heures au t\u00e9l\u00e9phone.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Dans certains cas, le pass\u00e9 simple est form\u00e9 diff\u00e9remment<\/strong> avec des verbes r\u00e9guliers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Si le verbe r\u00e9gulier se termine par -e, seul -d est ajout\u00e9 \u00e0 la forme de base du verbe au lieu de -ed :
      \nLive – lived<\/em> (vivre)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Si une courte voyelle accentu\u00e9e se trouve devant la consonne finale, cette derni\u00e8re est doubl\u00e9e :
      \nstop – stopped<\/em> (arr\u00eater)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Si le verbe se termine par une consonne et y, la forme pass\u00e9e simple s’\u00e9crit ied :
      \ntry – tried<\/em> (essayer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
      \n
      \n \n
      \n
      \n
      \n \"Logo\n <\/div>\n
      \n
      \n
      \n
      \n \n <\/div>\n

      Jade<\/p>

      Sciences Po Paris<\/p>

      \n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n

      21\u20ac\/h<\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

      \n
      \n \n <\/div>\n

      Cl\u00e9mence<\/p>

      HEC Paris<\/p>

      \n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n

      21\u20ac\/h\/h<\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

      \n
      \n \n <\/div>\n

      Olivier<\/p>

      La Sorbonne<\/p>

      \n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n

      23\u20ac\/h<\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

      \n
      \n \n <\/div>\n

      Pierre<\/p>

      ESSEC<\/p>

      \n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n

      26\u20ac\/h<\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

      \n
      \n \n <\/div>\n

      Emilie<\/p>

      Sciences Po Lyon<\/p>

      \n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n

      29\u20ac\/h<\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

      \n
      \n \n <\/div>\n

      Antoine<\/p>

      Sciences Po Paris<\/p>

      \n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n

      28\u20ac\/h<\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

      \n
      \n \n <\/div>\n

      Margot<\/p>

      Arts et M\u00e9tiers ParisTech<\/p>

      \n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n

      22\u20ac\/h\/h<\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

      \n
      \n \n <\/div>\n

      Thibault<\/p>

      ENS Paris Ulm<\/p>

      \n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n

      20\u20ac\/h<\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

      \n
      \n \"Logo\n <\/div>\n

      Besoin d’un prof particulier<\/span> d’anglais ? \u2728<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

      Nos Sherpas sont l\u00e0 pour t’aider \u00e0 progresser et prendre confiance en toi !<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

      \n \n JE PRENDS UN COURS OFFERT !\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n

      Les verbes irr\u00e9guliers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Voici les verbes irr\u00e9guliers<\/a> les plus courants en anglais:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Verbe<\/strong><\/td>Pass\u00e9 simple<\/strong><\/td>Traduction<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
      be<\/span><\/td>was\/were<\/span><\/td>\u00eatre<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      come<\/span><\/td>came<\/span><\/td>venir<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      get<\/span><\/td>got<\/span><\/td>obtenir<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      go<\/span><\/td>went<\/span><\/td>aller<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      know<\/span><\/td>knew<\/span><\/td>savoir<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      make<\/span><\/td>made<\/span><\/td>faire<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      say<\/span><\/td>said<\/span><\/td>dire<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      see<\/span><\/td>saw<\/span><\/td>voir<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      take<\/span><\/td>took<\/span><\/td>prendre<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      think<\/span><\/td>thought<\/span><\/td>penser<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Les formes r\u00e9guli\u00e8res et irr\u00e9guli\u00e8res sont les m\u00eames \u00e0 toutes les personnes. La seule exception est le verbe to be :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      I was <\/strong>– j\u2019\u00e9tais
      \nyou were <\/strong>– tu \u00e9tais
      \nhe \/ she \/ it was <\/strong>– il\/elle \u00e9tait
      \nwe were <\/strong>– nous \u00e9tions
      \nyou were <\/strong>– vous \u00e9tiez
      \nthey were <\/strong>– ils \u00e9taient<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \ud83d\udca1 \u00c0 retenir
      <\/strong><\/span>I, he, she, it was<\/em>
      you, we, they were<\/em><\/span><\/p> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Simple, non ?! \ud83d\ude09<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

      \n
      \"\"\/<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

      N\u00e9gation au pass\u00e9 simple<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Pour mettre une phrase \u00e0 la forme n\u00e9gative, l\u2019auxiliaire \u00ab\u00a0did not ou didn\u2019t\u00a0\u00bb est utilis\u00e9 avec la base verbale.
      \nExemple : It didn\u2019t snow that much last winter<\/em>. (Il n\u2019a pas beaucoup neig\u00e9 l\u2019hiver dernier.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \ud83d\udc49 Pour demander quand quelque chose s\u2019est pass\u00e9, tu utilises aussi l\u2019auxiliaire did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      When did you see her?<\/em> (Quand l\u2019as-tu vue ?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \ud83d\udc49 Les questions ferm\u00e9es (r\u00e9ponse oui ou non) se forment aussi avec did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Did it snow a lot on Monday?<\/em> (Il a beaucoup neig\u00e9 lundi ?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Questions au pass\u00e9 simple<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Il faut l\u2019auxiliaire \u201cdid<\/strong>\u201d et la base verbale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Did I play basketball<\/em>? Ai-je jou\u00e9 au basket?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Did you play basketball<\/em>? As-tu jou\u00e9 au basket?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Did he play basketball<\/em>? A-t-il jou\u00e9 au basket?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Particularit\u00e9s du pass\u00e9 simple en anglais\ud83d\udde3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Il y a quelques particularit\u00e9s \u00e0 prendre en compte lors de la r\u00e9daction des formes du pass\u00e9 simple en anglais:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. Si le verbe se termine par un -e silencieux, ce -e est omis dans le pass\u00e9 simple (c’est-\u00e0-dire qu’il n’est pas doubl\u00e9 en -eed).
        \nExemple<\/em><\/strong>: combine – combined<\/em> (combiner)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        2. Si le verbe se termine par -ee ou -ie, un d est simplement ajout\u00e9.
        \nExemple<\/em><\/strong>: agree-agreed, die-died <\/em> (accepter, mourir)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        3. Si le verbe se termine par -y, il devient -i (sauf si le -y est pr\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 d’un a, e ou o).
        \nExemple<\/em><\/strong>: cry-cried, <\/em>mais: stay-stayed<\/em> !! (pleurer, rester)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        4. Si le verbe se termine par -b, -d, -g, -m, -n, -p, -r, -t ou -z pr\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 d\u2019une seule voyelle accentu\u00e9e, la consonne finale est doubl\u00e9e.
        \nExemple<\/em><\/strong>: stop-stopped <\/em>(arr\u00eater)
        \nPas de doublement si la derni\u00e8re syllabe n\u2019est pas accentu\u00e9e <\/strong>: develop-developed <\/em>(d\u00e9velopper)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Il existe \u00e9galement des diff\u00e9rences d\u2019orthographe entre l\u2019anglais britannique et l\u2019anglais am\u00e9ricain. Par exemple, en anglais britannique, les verbes se terminant par une seule voyelle suivie de -l ont leur derni\u00e8re lettre doubl\u00e9e dans le pass\u00e9 simple, alors qu\u2019en anglais am\u00e9ricain, les formes en pass\u00e9 simple sont \u00e9crites avec un simple -l.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Exemples Anglais britannique<\/strong>: cancelled, travelled. (annul\u00e9, voyag\u00e9)
        \nExemples Anglais am\u00e9ricain<\/strong>: canceled, traveled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        10 phrases au pass\u00e9 simple en anglais<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Voici 10 phrases au pass\u00e9 simple en anglais, traduites, qui reprennent les cas vus plus haut : verbes r\u00e9guliers en -ed, verbes irr\u00e9guliers et phrases avec did. Chaque phrase d\u00e9crit une action ou un \u00e9tat termin\u00e9s dans le pass\u00e9, que tu peux compl\u00e9ter par un rep\u00e8re de temps comme yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • I cooked pasta. (J\u2019ai cuisin\u00e9 des p\u00e2tes.)<\/li>\n\n
        • She stopped. (Elle s\u2019est arr\u00eat\u00e9e.)<\/li>\n\n
        • We studied. (Nous avons \u00e9tudi\u00e9.)<\/li>\n\n
        • They went home. (Ils sont rentr\u00e9s.)<\/li>\n\n
        • I had a cold. (J\u2019avais un rhume.)<\/li>\n\n
        • You were late. (Tu \u00e9tais en retard.)<\/li>\n\n
        • He was tired. (Il \u00e9tait fatigu\u00e9.)<\/li>\n\n
        • She didn\u2019t call. (Elle n\u2019a pas appel\u00e9.)<\/li>\n\n
        • Did you win? (As-tu gagn\u00e9 ?)<\/li>\n\n
        • We left yesterday. (Nous sommes partis hier.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
          \n
          \n \n
          \n
          \n
          \n \"Logo\n <\/div>\n
          \n
          \n
          \n
          \n \n <\/div>\n

          Sophie<\/p>

          Sciences Po Bordeaux<\/p>

          \n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n

          22\u20ac\/h<\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

          \n
          \n \n <\/div>\n

          Martin<\/p>

          HEC Paris<\/p>

          \n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n

          23\u20ac\/h<\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

          \n
          \n \n <\/div>\n

          Agathe<\/p>

          ENS Lyon<\/p>

          \n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n

          29\u20ac\/h<\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

          \n
          \n \n <\/div>\n

          Victor<\/p>

          ESCP<\/p>

          \n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n

          25\u20ac\/h<\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

          \n
          \n \n <\/div>\n

          Alma<\/p>

          ENS Paris-Saclay<\/p>

          \n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n

          24\u20ac\/h<\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

          \n
          \n \n <\/div>\n

          Jeanne<\/p>

          Aix-Marseille Universit\u00e9<\/p>

          \n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n

          27\u20ac\/h<\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

          \n
          \n \n <\/div>\n

          David<\/p>

          EDHEC<\/p>

          \n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n

          25\u20ac\/h<\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

          \n
          \n \n <\/div>\n

          Emma<\/p>

          Dauphine<\/p>

          \n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n \n \n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n

          25\u20ac\/h<\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

          \n
          \n \"Logo\n <\/div>\n

          Ton premier cours particulier<\/span> d’anglais est offert<\/span> ! \ud83c\udf81<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

          Tous nos profs sont pass\u00e9s par les meilleures \u00e9coles de France !<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

          \n \n J\u2019EN PROFITE !\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n

          Voyons ce que tu as retenu! – Quelques exercices sur le pass\u00e9 simple en anglais! \ud83e\udd73<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          1. Compl\u00e9ter les phrases – was or were<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          1. I _____ sad
          \n2. You _____ happy.
          \n3. He ______ in Paris last week.
          \n4. She ______ on holiday.
          \n5. It _____ warm outside.
          \n6. We ______ at school.
          \n7. You ______ at the park.
          \n8. They ______ at home.
          \n9. The kids ______ in the garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          2. R\u00e9diger les questions suivantes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          she \/ to school \/ walk ____________________
          \nhe \/ in the office \/ work ___________________
          \nyou \/ a song \/ sing ______________________
          \nI \/ on a chair \/ sit ________________________
          \nwe \/ the castle \/ visit _____________________
          \nMegan \/ the door \/ lock ___________________
          \nJohn \/ happy \/ be _______________________
          \nShe \/ the ball \/ kick ______________________
          \nthe car \/ on the street \/ stop ________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          3. R\u00e9\u00e9cris les phrases \u00e0 la forme n\u00e9gative.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          The teacher tested my English. \u2192
          \nMia visited her grandma. \u2192
          \nWe washed the car. \u2192
          \nYou were hungry. \u2192
          \nShe had a computer. \u2192
          \nYou bought coffee. \u2192
          \nThey saw the house. \u2192<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Voil\u00e0 la correction des exercices<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          1. was, were, was, was, was, were, were, were, were
          \n2. Did she walk to school?-Did he work in the office?-Did you sing a song?-Did I sit on a chair?-Did we visit the castle?-Did Megan lock the door?-Was John happy?-Did she kick the ball?-Did the car stop on the street?
          \n3. The teacher did not test my English.-Mia did not visit her grandma.-We did not wash the car.-You were not hungry.-She did not have a computer.-You did not buy coffee.-They did not see the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Enfin, voici une courte vid\u00e9o dans laquelle le pass\u00e9 simple est utilis\u00e9 (phrases, questions, actions). Regarde et vois \u00e0 quel point tu la comprends ! Plus tu pratiques, plus c’est facile !<\/p>\n\n\n

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