That was it vs That's it

Quand utiliser chacun en anglais, avec le sens, le registre et des exemples.

That was it

Familier Top 2000 (courant)

That's it

Top 1000 (très courant)

Le plus formel: That's it Le plus courant: That's it

	That was it	That's it
Prononciation	🇬🇧 //ðæt wəz ɪt// 🇺🇸 //ðæt wəz ɪt//	🇬🇧 //ðæts ɪt// 🇺🇸 //ðæts ɪt//
Sens	That was the final thing or moment.	C'est tout ; rien de plus. That's all; nothing more.
Exemple	After all the preparations, when the last guest left, I sighed, 'That was it.'	After hours of work, I finally finished it. That's it!
Registre	Familier	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 2000 (courant)	Top 1000 (très courant)
Collocations	that was it for now, that was it all along, that was it then	that's it for now, that's it then, that's it folks
Antonymes	-	not yet, incomplete, ongoing
Erreurs fréquentes	Used in a formal context., Confused with 'That's it' - means completion., Used without context; needs clarity.	Used in formal contexts where a more professional tone is needed., Mispronounced or emphasized incorrectly, making it unclear., Confused with other phrases like 'that's it for now'.
Notes d'usage	Commonly used to conclude a conversation or situation. Informal in tone; not suitable for formal writing or speeches.	Couramment utilisé pour conclure une déclaration ou pour indiquer une finalité. C'est informel mais acceptable dans la plupart des contextes décontractés. Commonly used to conclude a statement or to indicate finality. It's informal but acceptable in most casual contexts.

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That was it?

That was it. That was the last... That was...

That was it?

That was it. That was the last... That was...

That was it

Chernobyl › S1 E1

That's it, that's the worst of it.

That's it.

Agatha Christies Poirot › S1 E1

So, that's it, is it?

Chernobyl › S1 E1

That's it, that's the worst of it.

That's it.

That's it

Questions fréquentes : That was it vs That's it

Quelle est la différence entre That was it et That's it ?

That was it: That was the final thing or moment. That's it: That's all; nothing more.

Lequel est le plus formel : That was it et That's it ?

That's it est le plus formel de tous.

Lequel est le plus courant : That was it et That's it ?

That's it est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

That was it: After all the preparations, when the last guest left, I sighed, 'That was it.' That's it: After hours of work, I finally finished it. That's it!

Puis-je utiliser That was it et That's it de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. That was it et That's it sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.