Exemple

Exemples
I go to school 5 days a week.
They don’t have 2 brothers.
Does rain turn into snow at 0°?
I am writing a letter
She is not listening to him
Are we reading a short text
I was with them yesterday.
She didn’t go to New York last year.
Did they drink ale in England?
I was working when he interrupted me.
It was not working at the time.
Were you listening to the song?
I will go to San Francisco.
He will not go to San Francisco.
Will they go to San Francisco?
I will be working.
It will not be happening.
Will they be driving?
I have worked a lot this week.
He has not studied enough for the test.
Have you learnt everything?
I have been studying English for years.
He has not been trying to succeed for days.
Have you been cooking all this time?
I had seen him three times that year.
She had not watched this film.
Had you read that book?
I had been running for two hours.
She had not been using her TV for days.
Had they been working since dawn?
Temps
Présent simple
Présent be+ -ing
Preterit simple
Preterit be+-ing
Futur simple
Pour parler de…
- une habitude.
- une généralité
- quelque chose qui est en
train de se dérouler.
Construction
+ : S + B.V. (-s avec he/she/it)
-: S + do not/does not+ B.V.
?: do/does + S + B.V.?
+ : S + BE au pst + B.V.-ing
-: S + BE au pst + not + B.V.-ing
?: Be au pst + S + B.V.-ing?
- une action passé, terminée,
datée
+ : S + V. au preterit
-: S + didn’t + B.V.
?: Did + S + B.V.?
- action en train de se dérouler
dans le passé (terminée au
moment où on parle)
+ : S + BE au prt + B.V.-ing
-: S + BE au prt + not + B.V.-ing
?: Be au prt + S + B.V.-ing?
- (prédire) ce qu’il va se
passer
+: S + Will + B.V.
-: S + will + not +B.V.
?: Will + S + B.V.
- une action qui sera en train
de se dérouler dans le futur
+ : S + will + Be + B.V.-ing
-: S + will + not + be + B.V.-ing
?: Will + S + be +B.V.-ing?
Present perfect
- une action qui s’est déroulée
dans le passé dont on fait le
bilan
+: S + Have au pst + Part. Pé
-: S + Have au pst + not + part. Pé
?: Have au pst + S + Part. Pé?
Present perfect +-ing
- une action qui a duré dans le
passé + met l’accent sur la
durée de l’action
+: S + Have au pst + been +B.V.-ing
-: S + Have au pst + not +been +B.V.-ing
?: Have au pst + S + been +B.V.-ing?
Past perfect
- une action qui a commencé
et qui s’est terminée dans le
passé, pas de bilan, de
conséquence sur le présent.
+ : S + had + Participe passé
-: S + had + not + part. Pé
?: Had + S + Part. Pé ?
Past perfect +-ing
- idem « past perfect » mais
accent sur la durée de l’action
+: S + had + been + B.V.-ing
-: S + had + not + been + B.V.-ing
?: Had + S + Been + B.V.-ing ?
Futur be+-ing
S: Sujet: sujet de la phrase, qui régit le verbe.
Ex : Sarah is reading with him, they talked about that last week, is she with you?, we mustn’t do that.
B.V.: base verbale (=verbe à l’infinitif sans « to ») ex : watch, read, write, listen, speak, think...
Pst: present
Prt: prétérit
Part. Pé: participe passé (dans là 3ème colonne du tableau des verbes irréguliers, les régulier se terminent en –ed)