| PRETERIT | PRESENT PERFECT |
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S + Ved (sauf verbes irréguliers: 2e colonne)
I worked
DID + S + V?You worked He / she / it worked We worked You worked They worked Did I work?
Did you work? Did he / she / it work? Did we work? Did you work? Did they work? S + DID NOT (didn't) + V I did not work
You did not work He / she / it did not work We did not work You did not work They did not work |
S + HAVE conjugué + Ved (sauf verbes irréguliers: 3e colonnne) I have worked
You have worked He/she/it has worked We have worked You have worked They have worked HAVE conjugué + S + Ved (sauf verbes irréguliers: 3e colonnne) Have I worked?
Have You worked? Has he/she/it worked? Have we worked? Have you worked? Have they worked? S + HAVE conjugué NOT + Ved (sauf verbes irréguliers: 3e colonnne) I have not worked
You have not worked He/she/it has not worked We have not worked You have not worked They have not worked |
| On utilise le preterit lorsqu'on parle d'une action passée, terminée, qui n'a pas de lien avec le présent. Si une date ou un complément de temps relatifs au passé est mentionné, le preterit est obligatoire |
On utilise le present perfect pour parler d'une action qui a commencé dans le passé et qui continue dans le présent ou qui a une conséquence sur le présent. Notion de bilan. Il y a un lien avec le présent. |
| "He bought a house in 1998" (action passée, terminée et datée, sans lien avec le présent) "Last year I cut my finger when I was cooking" (action passée, sans lien avec le présent) |
"He has just bought a house," (donc maintenant il n'a plus d'agent, il doit faire attention à ses dépenses, etc.) "Ow! I've cut my finger!" (j'ai mal, je saigne, etc.) |