Aperçu des temps verbaux – La conjugaison anglaise
Comment conjuguer les verbes anglais aux différents temps ?
Les temps verbaux indiquent à quel moment une action ou un fait a eu lieu : dans le présent, le passé ou le futur. Les différents aspects des temps verbaux (progressive, perfect et perfect progressive) nous donnent des informations sur les caractéristiques du déroulement de l’action.
Le tableau ci-dessous fournit un aperçu des 12 différents temps verbaux anglais avec des exemples aux formes affirmative, négative et interrogative et des indications sur l’emploi de chaque temps. Clique sur un temps pour avoir accès à des informations plus détaillées.
Temps | Forme affirmative/négative/interrogative | Emploi | Mots-clés |
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présent simple |
A : He speaks. N : He does not speak. I : Does he speak? |
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always, every …, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, usually, |
Present progressive
présent continu ou présent en be + -ing |
A : He is speaking. N : He is not speaking. I : Is he speaking? |
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at the moment, just, just now, Listen!, Look!, now, right now |
Simple past
prétérit simple |
A : He spoke. N : He did not speak. I : Did he speak? |
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yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday subordonnée conditionnelle avec if de type II (If I talked, …) |
Past progressive
prétérit continu ou prétérit en be + -ing |
A : He was speaking. N : He was not speaking. I : Was he speaking? |
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while, as long as |
Present perfect | A : He has spoken. N : He has not spoken. I : Has he spoken? |
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already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now |
Present perfect progressive
present perfect en be + -ing |
A : He has been speaking. N : He has not been speaking. I : Has he been speaking? |
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all day, for 4 years, since 1993, how long?, the whole week |
Past perfect | A : He had spoken. N : He had not spoken. I : Had he spoken? |
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already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day subordonnée conditionnelle de type III (If I had talked, …) |
Past perfect progressive
past perfect en be + -ing |
A : He had been speaking. N : He had not been speaking. I : Had he been speaking? |
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for, since, the whole day, all day |
Future (will) |
A : He will speak. N : He will not speak. I : Will he speak? |
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in a year, next …, tomorrow subordonnée conditionnelle de type I (If you ask her, she will help you.) Supposition : I think, probably, perhaps |
Future (going to) | A : He is going to speak. N : He is not going to speak. I : Is he going to speak? |
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in one year, next week, tomorrow |
Future progressive
futur en will be + -ing |
A : He will be speaking. N : He will not be speaking. I : Will he be speaking? |
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in one year, next week, tomorrow |
Future perfect
futur antérieur |
A : He will have spoken. N : He will not have spoken. I : Will he have spoken? |
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by Monday, in a week |
futur antérieur en be + -ing |
A : He will have been speaking. N : He will not have been speaking. I : Will he have been speaking? |
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for …, the last couple of hours, all day long |
Conditional I conditionnel présent |
A : He would speak. N : He would not speak. I : Would he speak? |
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subordonnée conditionnelle de type II (If I were you, I would go home.) |
Conditional I progressive
conditionnel présent en be + -ing |
A : He would be speaking. N : He would not be speaking. I : Would he be speaking? |
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Conditional II
conditionnel passé |
A : He would have spoken. N : He would not have spoken. I : Would he have spoken? |
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subordonnée circonstancielle de type III (If I had seen that, I would have helped.) |
Conditional II progressive
conditionnel passé en be + -ing |
A : He would have been speaking. N : He would not have been speaking. I : Would he have been speaking? |
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