Did et didn’t au prétérit demandent un peu d’entraînement : il faut penser à remettre le verbe à sa base. Ces onze exercices te font passer de la négation aux questions, puis à un véritable interrogatoire à mener toi-même.
Les exercices
S’entraîner avec did et didn’t au prétérit
Exercice 1 : Retrouver la base verbaleAprès did, le verbe revient à sa base. Donne la base verbale de chaque prétérit.
- went
- saw
- played
- bought
- ate
- studied
- took
- made
Récris chaque phrase à la forme négative avec didn’t.
- I watched TV last night.
- She went to school yesterday.
- We played tennis.
- They ate pizza.
- He bought a new phone.
- My dog slept in the garden.
- You studied hard.
- The film started at eight.
Transforme chaque phrase en question fermée avec Did.
- You visited the castle.
- She found her keys.
- They won the match.
- Tom phoned his grandma.
- Your parents liked the film.
- It snowed last winter.
Réponds par une réponse courte en suivant l’indication entre parenthèses.
- Did you see the new superhero film? (yes)
- Did Emma come to the party? (no)
- Did they enjoy the trip? (yes)
- Did your dad cook dinner? (no)
- Did it rain yesterday? (yes)
- Did you and Sam finish your homework? (no)
Pose la question qui porte sur le groupe de mots en gras. Utilise where, when, what, what time, who, why ou how.
- She went to Brighton.
- They arrived at six o’clock.
- He bought a skateboard.
- We met Lucy at the station.
- I left because I was tired.
- She travelled by train.
Complète avec did, didn’t, was ou were.
- ___ you like the concert?
- I ___ go out yesterday: I was ill.
- ___ she at school yesterday?
- We ___ understand the question, so we asked the teacher.
- ___ they happy with their marks?
- Where ___ you buy that jacket?
- He ___ tired, so he went to bed early.
- ___ your brother win the race?
Chaque phrase contient une erreur. Corrige-la.
- I didn’t went to the party.
- Did you saw the dog?
- She don’t play football yesterday.
- Where you went last weekend?
- Did they were at home?
- He didn’t liked the soup.
Lis l’interrogatoire, puis réponds aux questions 1 à 5 par une réponse courte en anglais. Réponds à la question 6 en français.
Officer: Good morning, Jake. Did you go to the living room this morning?
Jake: Yes, I did. I went there at nine to get my book.
Officer: Did you see the vase?
Jake: Yes, it was on the table.
Officer: Did you touch it?
Jake: No, I didn’t! I didn’t touch anything.
Officer: Where did you go after that?
Jake: I went to the garden. I played football with my sister.
Officer: Hmm… Did you kick the ball into the house?
Jake: Er… yes, I did. Sorry!
- Did Jake go to the living room this morning?
- Did he go there at ten?
- Did he touch the vase with his hands?
- Did he play football with his brother?
- Did he kick the ball into the house?
- À ton avis, qu’est-ce qui a cassé le vase ? Justifie.
Traduis ces phrases en anglais.
- Je n’ai pas fini mes devoirs.
- Est-ce que tu as aimé le livre ?
- Où est-ce qu’ils sont allés samedi ?
- Elle n’a pas pris le bus.
- Qu’est-ce que vous avez mangé ?
- Il n’était pas content.
Remets les mots dans l’ordre pour former une phrase correcte.
- did / where / go / you / yesterday
- didn’t / the film / like / I
- your / did / call / you / grandma
- what / buy / she / did
- time / get up / what / did / you
Tu interroges un camarade sur son dernier week-end. Écris les six questions à partir des indications, puis imagine ses réponses (une phrase complète au prétérit, affirmative ou négative).
- where / go
- what / eat on Sunday
- who / meet
- what time / get up on Saturday
- watch TV? (question fermée)
- do sport? (question fermée)


