- Colonne 2 = prétérit : I saw a film yesterday. (J'ai vu un film hier.)
- Colonne 3 = participe passé : I have seen this film. (J'ai déjà vu ce film.)
- Méthode : par paquets de 5, à voix haute, en rythme, 5 minutes par jour.
- Regroupe par famille de sons : sing/sang/sung, drink/drank/drunk, swim/swam/swum.
- À la forme négative ou interrogative au passé, on utilise did + base verbale :
I didn't go (et surtout pas didn't went).
| Base verbale | Prétérit | Participe passé | Traduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| be | was / were | been | être |
| have | had | had | avoir |
| do | did | done | faire |
| go | went | gone | aller |
| come | came | come | venir |
| get | got | got / gotten | obtenir, devenir |
| make | made | made | fabriquer, faire |
| take | took | taken | prendre |
| see | saw | seen | voir |
| say | said | said | dire |
| know | knew | known | savoir, connaître |
| think | thought | thought | penser |
| give | gave | given | donner |
| find | found | found | trouver |
| tell | told | told | raconter, dire à |
| become | became | become | devenir |
| leave | left | left | partir, laisser |
| feel | felt | felt | ressentir |
| put | put | put | poser, mettre |
| bring | brought | brought | apporter |
| buy | bought | bought | acheter |
| eat | ate | eaten | manger |
| drink | drank | drunk | boire |
| write | wrote | written | écrire |
| read | read | read | lire |