📚 Cours d’Anglais pour Francophones

(English Course for French Speakers)

Présent (Present Tense)

1.1 Présent simple (Simple Present) – Actions habituelles, vérités générales

Forme : Sujet + verbe (base) + objet

I eat breakfast at 7 AM. (Je prends le petit-déjeuner à 7h.)

She works in a bank. (Elle travaille dans une banque.)

They play football on Sundays. (Ils jouent au football le dimanche.)

We live in Paris. (Nous vivons à Paris.)

1.2 Présent continu (Present Continuous) – Action en cours maintenant

Forme : Sujet + am/is/are + verbe-ing

I am studying English. (Je suis en train d’étudier l’anglais.)

She is cooking dinner. (Elle est en train de préparer le dîner.)

We are working on a project. (Nous travaillons sur un projet.)

They are watching TV. (Ils regardent la télévision.)

1.3 Présent parfait (Present Perfect) – Action passée avec lien au présent

Forme : Sujet + have/has + participe passé

I have visited London. (J’ai visité Londres.)

She has finished her homework. (Elle a terminé ses devoirs.)

We have seen that movie. (Nous avons vu ce film.)

They have lived here for two years. (Ils vivent ici depuis deux ans.)

1.4 Présent parfait continu (Present Perfect Continuous) – Action qui dure depuis un certain temps

Forme : Sujet + have/has + been + verbe-ing

I have been learning English for 3 months. (J’apprends l’anglais depuis 3 mois.)

She has been working since morning. (Elle travaille depuis ce matin.)

We have been playing football for an hour. (Nous jouons au football depuis une heure.)

They have been studying since 8 AM. (Ils étudient depuis 8h.)

Passé (Past Tense)

2.1 Passé simple (Simple Past) – Action terminée dans le passé

Forme : Sujet + verbe au passé + objet

I visited Dakar last year. (J’ai visité Dakar l’année dernière.)

She worked in a hospital. (Elle travaillait dans un hôpital.)

They watched a film yesterday. (Ils ont regardé un film hier.)

We lived in Lyon in 2018. (Nous avons vécu à Lyon en 2018.)

2.2 Passé continu (Past Continuous) – Action en cours dans le passé

Forme : Sujet + was/were + verbe-ing

I was reading a book when you called. (Je lisais un livre quand tu as appelé.)

She was cooking when the phone rang. (Elle cuisinait quand le téléphone a sonné.)

We were playing football at 5 PM. (Nous jouions au football à 17h.)

They were studying all night. (Ils étudiaient toute la nuit.)

2.3 Passé parfait (Past Perfect) – Action avant un autre événement passé

Forme : Sujet + had + participe passé

I had finished my work before dinner. (J’avais terminé mon travail avant le dîner.)

She had left before I arrived. (Elle était partie avant mon arrivée.)

We had visited the museum before it closed. (Nous avions visité le musée avant sa fermeture.)

They had studied English before moving to London. (Ils avaient étudié l’anglais avant de déménager à Londres.)

2.4 Passé parfait continu (Past Perfect Continuous) – Action qui durait avant un moment passé

Forme : Sujet + had been + verbe-ing

I had been working for two hours before lunch. (Je travaillais depuis deux heures avant le déjeuner.)

She had been studying all day. (Elle étudiait toute la journée.)

We had been waiting for an hour before the bus came. (Nous attendions depuis une heure avant que le bus n’arrive.)

They had been living in Paris for years before moving. (Ils vivaient à Paris depuis des années avant de déménager.)

Futur (Future Tense)

3.1 Futur simple (Simple Future) – Action qui aura lieu plus tard

Forme : Sujet + will + verbe

I will travel to London next month. (Je voyagerai à Londres le mois prochain.)

She will work in a school. (Elle travaillera dans une école.)

We will visit the Eiffel Tower. (Nous visiterons la Tour Eiffel.)

They will play football tomorrow. (Ils joueront au football demain.)

3.2 Futur continu (Future Continuous) – Action en cours à un moment futur

Forme : Sujet + will be + verbe-ing

I will be studying at 8 PM. (J’étudierai à 20h.)

She will be cooking dinner. (Elle préparera le dîner.)

We will be travelling to Paris. (Nous voyagerons à Paris.)

They will be working tomorrow morning. (Ils travailleront demain matin.)

3.3 Futur parfait (Future Perfect) – Action terminée avant un moment futur

Forme : Sujet + will have + participe passé

I will have finished my homework by 9 PM. (J’aurai terminé mes devoirs avant 21h.)

She will have cooked dinner before you arrive. (Elle aura préparé le dîner avant ton arrivée.)

We will have completed the project by Friday. (Nous aurons terminé le projet d’ici vendredi.)

They will have left by the time we come. (Ils seront partis quand nous arriverons.)

3.4 Futur parfait continu (Future Perfect Continuous) – Action qui durera jusqu’à un moment futur

Forme : Sujet + will have been + verbe-ing

I will have been working for 5 hours by noon. (Je travaillerai depuis 5 heures à midi.)

She will have been studying for 3 years by next June. (Elle étudiera depuis 3 ans en juin prochain.)

We will have been travelling for 10 hours by midnight. (Nous voyagerons depuis 10 heures à minuit.)

They will have been living here for a decade by 2030. (Ils vivront ici depuis 10 ans en 2030.)

Verb Forms

📜 50 Important Verb Forms for Beginners

V1 (Base Form) V2 (Past) V3 (Past Participle)

be was/were been
become became become
begin began begun
break broke broken
bring brought brought
build built built
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
cut cut cut
do did done
draw drew drawn
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feel felt felt
find found found
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgotten
get got got/gotten
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
have had had
hear heard heard
keep kept kept
know knew known
leave left left
lose lost lost
make made made
meet met met
pay paid paid
put put put
read read /red/ read /red/
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold sold
send sent sent
sing sang sung
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
speak spoke spoken
spend spent spent
stand stood stood
take took taken
tell told told
think thought thought
write wrote written

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Verb Forms