Using the past simple - Mémo

Relisez ces phrases de l'exercice sur la biographie de Shakespeare et observez les verbes surlignés.

a. William Shakespeare was born on April 23^rd, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon in England.

b. He married Anne Hathaway in 1582. Together they had three children: their daughter Susanna and their twins Hamnet and Judith.

c. He worked as a comedian and playwright.

d. Then, he built the Globe Theatre in London.

e. Between 1590 and 1613, he wrote 37 seven plays. Some of his famous plays include Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Hamlet. He was also a poet: he wrote 154 sonnets.

f. He probably died on his birthday, the 23^rd of April, in 1616. He was 52 years old.

Ces phrases sont rédigées au prétérit, le temps utilisé pour exprimer une action passée et terminée.

• On le forme en ajoutant la terminaison ed à la base verbale, comme dans married, worked, died.
  
• Certaines verbes sont irréguliers, il faut donc apprendre leur forme, comme pour had, built, wrote.
• Au prétérit, le verbe to be devient was (première et troisième personne du singulier) ou were.