Temps des verbes anglais
Exemple
Explication Present simple
I play football every week.
Action qui arrive régulièrement.
Present continuous
I'm playing football now.
Action qui arrive en ce moment. Present Perfect
I have just played football.
Action qui vient de se produire,avec conséquence sur le présent.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been playing football for 2 hours.
Action qui a commencé dans le passé et continue dans le présent.
Past simple
I played football yesterday.
Action passée et datée (hier/yesterday).
Past continuous
I was playing football the whole evening.
Action qui avait lieu hier, on insiste sur la durée.
Past Perfect
I had played football when Susan came.
Les 2 actions sont liées,l'une finissant quand l'autre commence.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been playing football when Susan came.
Même chose ici en insistant sur la durée de la 1ère action.
Future simple
I will play football next week.
C'est une prédiction, il se peut que vous fassiez autre chose.
Future Continuous
I will be playing football next Sunday.
Action future et habituelle du dimanche.
Future Perfect
I will have played football by tomorrow.
Action accomplie d'ici demain.
Future Perfect continuous
I will have been playing football.
Action qui a commencé dans le passé et qui se termine dans le futur
Conditional
Simple
I would play football. Action probable.
Conditional
Continuous
I would be playing football.
Action probable,en insistant sur sa durée.
Conditional
Perfect
I would have played football.
Action future avec notion de probabilité.
Conditional
Perfect
Continuous
I would have been playing football.
Action future avec notion de probabilité en insistant sur la durée.