Infinitive Simple past Past

participle Translation Infinitive Simple

pastPast participl

Translation

Be Was Been Etre  يكؤن Let Let Let Laisser يتركBeat Beat Beaten Battre يضر

بLie Lay Lain (s’)allonger يستل

قيBecome Became Become Devenir يصبح Lose Lost Lost Perdre يضيعBegin Began Begun Commencer يبدا Make Made Made Fabriquer يصنعBite Bit Bitten Mordre يلدغ Mean Meant Meant Signifier يعنيBreak Broke Broken Casser يكسر Meet Met Met Rencontrer يقاب

لBring Brought Brought Apporter يحضر Pay Paid Paid Payer يدفعBuild Built Built Construire يبني Put Put Put mettre يضعBurn Burnt Burnt Brûler يحرق Read Read Read Lire يقراBuy Bought Bought Acheter يشتر

يRide Rode Ridden Chevaucher يمتط

يCatch Caught Caught Attraper يمس

كRing Rang Rung Sonner يرن

Choose Chose Chosen Choisir يختر Run Ran Run Courir يجري

Come Came Come Venir يجيء Say Said Said Dire يقول

Cost Cost Cost Coûter يكلف See Saw Seen Voir يرىCut Cut Cut Couper يقط

عSell Sold Sold Vendre يبيع

Dig Dug Dug Creuser يحفر Send Sent Sent Envoyer يرسل

Do Did Done Faire يعمل Shake Shook Shaken Trembler يهتزDraw Drew Drawn Dessiner يرس

مShine Shone Shone Briller يشر

قDream Dreamt Dreamt Rêver يحلم Shoot Shot Shot Tirer يطل

قDrink Drank Drunk Boire يشر

بShow Showed Shown Montrer يعر

ضDrive Drove Driven Conduire يقود Sing Sang Sung Chanter يغنيEat Ate Eaten Manger ياكل Sink Sank Sunk Couler يغرقFall Fell Fallen Tomber يسق

طSit Sat Sat (s’)asseoir يجل

سFeed Fed Fed Nourrir يطعم Sleep Slept Slept Dormir ينامFeel Felt Felt Sentir يحس Smell Smelt Smelt Sentir يشمFight Fought Fought Battre يقات

لSpeak Spoke Spoken Parler يتكل

مFind Found Found Trouver يجد Speed Sped Sped Accélérer يسر

عFly Flew Flown Voler يطير Spell Spelt Spelt Epeler يتهخ

ىForbid Forbade Forbidden Interdire يحضر Spend Spent Spent Passer يقض

يForget Forgot Forgotten Oublier ينس

ىSpoil Spoilt Spoilt Gâter يفس

دForgive Forgave Forgiven Pardonner يغفر Spread Spread Spread Etendre ينشرFreeze Froze Frozen Geler يجمد Stand Stood Stood Se lever يفقGet Got Got Obtenir ياخد Steal Stole Stolen Voler يسر

قGive Gave Given Donner يعط

يSweep Swept Swept Balayer يكن

سGo Went Gone Aller يدهب Swim Swam Swum Nager يسب

حGrow Grew Grown Grandir ينمو Take Took Taken Prendre ياخدHave Had Had Avoir يملك Teach Taught Taught Apprendre يعلمHear Heard Heard Entendre يسم

عTell Told Told Raconter يحك

يHide Hid Hidden Cacher يخف

يThink Thought Thought Penser يعلم

Hit Hit Hit Frapper يضرب

Throw Threw Thrown Jeter يرمي

Hold Held Held Tenir يمسك

Understand Understoo Undestoo Comprendr يفهم

Hurt Hurt Hurt Blesser يؤدي Wake(up Woke (up) Woken Réveiller يصحى

Keep Kept Kept Garder يحفظ

Wear Wore Worn Porter يلبس

Know Knew Known Savoir يعرف

Win Won Won Gagner يفوز

Leave Left Left Quitter يغادر Write Wrote Written Ecrire يكتبLend Lent Lent Prêter يقر

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THE PAST SIMPLE USES EXAMPLES

For activities which occurred at a known time in the past. The past time is usually specified by the context or by the following adverbs and expressions: Yesterday( morning / afternoon/ evening) last night last Monday / Tuesday / … last January /….. last week / month / year on Monday / Tuesday / ….. in January / February / ….. in 1985 /… …minutes / days / months /…ago When ( I was young / we were at School /….)

I met him five years ago. We didn’t go away last year. She wasn’t at work on Monday. They arrived yesterday evening. He went to university in 1990. He lived in Rome when he was young. I didn’t sleep at all last night. They moved to this town in March.

In association with the past progressive. It was raining when we left the cinema. I met him while I was studying abroad.

In conditional type 2 (with if, unless…) If he had a car. He would drive to Spain. They wouldn’t come unless you invited them.

With certain expressions : Wish…. / If only….. It’s (high) time ……

He wishes he had a car. It’s time we went home. I’d rather you didn’t do that.

Would rather

When reporting in the past, the present simple may change to the past simple.

He said he was hungry.(“I’m hungry,» he said) They told us they spoke Arabic.(“we speak Arabic,” they said. )

With the expression: { ages} It’s {a long time} since… {two days/…} How long is it since….?

It’s ages since I (last) saw him. It’s a long time since we (last) went to the cinema.