Comprendre et conjuguer sans stress les temps des verbes anglais  

• Objectif : consolider votre conjugaison des 12 temps en anglais.
• Langue : anglais
• Public : tous
• Niveau : A1/B1  

Exploration des temps anglais avec exemples et explications  

Nous vous proposons un recueil des 12 temps anglais avec des exemples de verbes et une explication simple qui vous permettront d’exprimer clairement la relation entre les actions dans le temps, rendant notre communication plus précise.  

Simple Present Tense

Example: « Ali buys fruits in the morning. »
Meaning: Ali regularly purchases fruits in the morning.

Example: « She likes flowers. »
Meaning: She has a general liking for flowers.

Example: « They do not work on time. »
Meaning: They usually fail to complete their work punctually.

Example: « Those students play cricket daily. »
Meaning: The students regularly engage in playing cricket every day.

Example: « I don’t meet them. »
Meaning: I typically do not have encounters with them.

Present Perfect Tense

Example: « We have said the prayer. »
Meaning: We have completed the act of praying.

Example: « I have sat here for hours. »
Meaning: I have been sitting in this place for a long time.

Example: « I have not yet taken my lunch. »
Meaning: I have not eaten my lunch so far.

Example: « I have not bought this house. »
Meaning: I have not made the purchase of this house.

Example: « Have I passed this examination? »
Meaning: I am inquiring whether I have successfully completed the exam.

Simple Past Tense

Example: « We visited our friend yesterday. »
Meaning: We went to see our friend the previous day.

Example: « We both went to the river. »
Meaning: The two of us travelled to the river.

Example: « I saw a movie yesterday. »
Meaning: I watched a film the previous day.

Example: « I did not break this mirror. »
Meaning: I was not responsible for breaking the mirror.

Example: « I used to go for a walk. »
Meaning: I had a habit of walking regularly in the past.

Past Perfect Tense

Example: « I had gone before Ali arrived. »
Meaning: I left prior to Ali’s arrival.

Example: « I wondered if I had been there before. »
Meaning: I was uncertain if I had visited the place earlier.

Example: « I came here after you had left. »
Meaning: I arrived at this place following your departure.

Example: « He had bought a car last year. »
Meaning: He purchased a vehicle the previous year.

Example: « She had finished her work. »
Meaning: She completed her tasks.

Simple Future Tense

Example: « I will read this book. »
Meaning: I plan to read this book in the future.

Example: « We will go to our village. »
Meaning: We intend to travel to our village.

Example: « I think you will read this book. »
Meaning: I believe you will read this book in the future.

Example: « She will go to Miami. »
Meaning: She plans to travel to Miami.

Example: « You will have to read this very book. »
Meaning: You are required to read this specific book.

Future Perfect Tense

Example: « By next year, will she have graduated? »
Meaning: Will she have completed her studies by the following year?

Example: « Will he have got married? »
Meaning: Will he have entered into marriage?

Example: « Will we have met your boyfriend? »
Meaning: Will we have encountered your boyfriend?

Example: « Will they have left their jobs? »
Meaning: Will they have resigned from their positions?

Example: « Will you have completed your work by then? »
Meaning: Will you have finished your tasks by that time?

Present Continuous Tense

Example: « We are going to swat in two days. »
Meaning: We have plans to study intensively in two days.

Example: « He is playing cricket. »
Meaning: He is currently engaged in a game of cricket.

Example: « I am writing a letter. »
Meaning: I am in the process of composing a letter.
Is Sana listening to the TV news?

Example: « Is Sana listening to the TV news? »
Meaning: Is Sana currently watching and listening to the news on television?

Example: « We are not wasting our time. »
Meaning: We are using our time productively.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Example: « I have not been going to the office. »
Meaning: I have been avoiding the office for a period of time.

Example: « She has been studying since morning. »
Meaning: She started studying in the morning and continues to do so.

Example: « They have not been sleeping since night. »
Meaning: They have been awake throughout the night.

Example: « He has been playing since morning. »
Meaning: He began playing in the morning and is still playing.

Example: « They have been sleeping continuously since the night began. »
Meaning: They have been sleeping continuously since the night began.

Past Continuous Tense

Example: « I was sleeping when you came. »
Meaning: I was in the middle of sleeping at the time of your arrival.

Example: « We were not weeping. »
Meaning: We were not crying.

Example: « I was making dinner when she arrived. »
Meaning: I was in the process of preparing dinner when she came.

Example: « He was planning for his future studies. »
Meaning: He was making plans for his education.

Example: « At 6 o’clock, I was eating dinner. »
Meaning: I was in the process of having my evening meal at 6 PM.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Example: « He had been living in London since 2010. »
Meaning: He started living in London in 2010 and continued to do so up until a certain point in the past.

Example: « She had been writing since Monday. »
Meaning: She started writing on Monday and continued until a specific past time.

Example: « It had been raining since Monday. »
Meaning: The rain started on Monday and continued up until a certain point in the past.

Example: « They had been travelling for a month before they settled down. »
Meaning: They spent a month travelling continuously before a particular past moment.

Example: « I had been studying for three hours before the power went out. »
Meaning: I was engaged in studying for three hours continuously until the power outage.

Future Continuous Tense

Example: « I shall not be calling her today. »
Meaning: I do not plan to make a phone call to her today.

Example: « Shall we not be discussing this matter? »
Meaning: Aren’t we going to talk about this issue?

Example: « She will be writing an essay. »
Meaning: She will be engaged in writing an essay at a future time.

Example: « He will be eating the meal. »
Meaning: He will be in the process of eating at a specific future moment.

Example: « They will be arriving at noon. »
Meaning: Their arrival is expected to happen at 12 PM in the future. 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Example: « I will have been waiting here for three hours by six o’clock. »
Meaning: By 6 PM, I will have spent three hours waiting in this location.

Example: « By 2001, I will have been living in London for sixteen years. »
Meaning: In 2001, it will mark sixteen years of my continuous residence in London.

Example: « We won’t have been driving for long. »
Meaning: By the time we arrive, we will not have been driving for an extended period.

Example: « By the end of the month, she will have been working here for a year. »
Meaning: She will complete one year of continuous employment at this place by the month’s end.

Example: « By next week, I will have been studying for the exam for three months. »
Meaning: By the upcoming week, I will have spent three months in preparation for the exam.

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