I. Vocabulary — School memories
| English | Meaning |
|---|
| school memories | souvenirs d'école (actions passées dont on se souvient) |
| to cheat in classroom | tricher en classe |
| to chat in classroom | bavarder en classe pendant le cours |
| to eat in classroom | manger en classe |
| to beat | donner une punition corporelle |
| to fight with classmates | se battre avec des camarades |
| to come late | arriver en retard |
| to steal · to hurt · to frighten · to weep | voler · blesser · effrayer · pleurer |
| to be cruel ≠ cool · to be bad-tempered | être cruel ≠ cool · être coléreux |
II. Expressing past habits — used to
Affirmative : sujet + used to + BV → At primary school, I used to eat in the classroom.
Négative : sujet + didn't use to + BV → I didn't use to cheat in the classroom.
Used to exprime une habitude passée qui n'existe plus. Ex : In form one, the big boys used to beat small boys.
III. Things we don't do any more
- Today, I don't steal pens any more.
- Now, I no longer weep at school.
- My friend is no longer a bad-tempered boy.
Transformation : I used to cheat → I don't cheat any more = I no longer cheat.
⚠️ Pièges classiques :- Négation : didn't use to (sans d final) — pas « didn't used to ».
- any more va en fin de phrase ; no longer avant le verbe.
- used to = habitude terminée — ne pas utiliser pour des habitudes présentes.
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