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Actions régulières ou (in)habituelles (always, never, rarely, often)

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Simple present
He plays football every Thursday

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Actions successives

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Simple present
After school Colin goes home, packs his bag, puts on his football shirt and then goes to football training

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Vérités générales

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Simple present
A forward tries to score goals for his team

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Renvoi à un fait à venir (il est certain qu’il aura lieu) , horaire/programme officiel (toujours avec un repère temporel)

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Simple present
His training starts at half past four

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Verbes d’opinion et de perception

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Simple present
Colin likes football

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Une action qui est en train de se dérouler au moment où l’on parle

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Present continuous
Look! James is taking a picture

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Une action planifiée dans un avenir proche; un projet personnel, une intention

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Present continuous
He is meeting his friend Brad tonight

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Une action temporaire (durée limitée) en cours

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Present continuous
Brad is working there as tour guide over the summer

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Une situation qui est en train de changer

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Present continuous
The town is becoming more and more popular because of its beautiful beaches

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Actions uniques ou répétées (habituelles) qui ont lieu dans le passé

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Simple past
She showed us where she was from on a map

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Actions successives accomplies dans le passé

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Simple past
She came in, introduced herself, and began to talk about her country

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Avec if Conditionnel 2

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Simple past
If I spoke Chinese, I would love to go on holiday to China

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Action nouvelle qui interrompt une action en cours dans le passé

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Simple past
The school bell suddenly rang while she was talking about her hometown

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Action en cours à un moment du passé sans rapport avec le présent

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prétérit continu
Lucy was sitting on the beach at six o’clock yesterday.

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actions qui se déroulent simultanément dans le passé

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prétérit continu
While Lucy was relaxing on the beach, Laurence was sailing.

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action en cours de réalisation dans le passé qu’une autre action vient interrompre

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Past progressive
Lucy was watching the sunset when Laurence passed by on his boat.

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always, every …, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, usually,
subordonnée conditionnelle avec if de type I

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Simple present
A : He speaks.
N : He does not speak.
I : Does he speak?

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at the moment, just, just now, Listen!, Look!, now, right now

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Present progressive
A : He is speaking.
N : He is not speaking.
I : Is he speaking?

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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, …)

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Simple past
A : He spoke.
N : He did not speak.
I : Did he speak?

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while, as long as

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Past progressive
A : He was speaking.
N : He was not speaking.
I : Was he speaking?

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already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now

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Present perfect
A : He has spoken.
N : He has not spoken.
I : Has he spoken?

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all day, for 4 years, since 1993, how long?, the whole week, lately

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Present perfect progressive
A : He has been speaking.
N : He has not been speaking.
I : Has he been speaking?

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already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day
subordonnée conditionnelle de type III

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Past perfect
A : He had spoken.
N : He had not spoken.
I : Had he spoken?

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for, since, the whole day, all day

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Past perfect progressive
A : He had been speaking.
N : He had not been speaking.
I : Had he been speaking?

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in a year, next …, tomorrow subordonnée conditionnelle de type I Supposition : I think, probably, perhaps
Future - will A : He will speak. N : He will not speak. I : Will he speak?
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in one year, next week, tomorrow
Future -going to A : He is going to speak. N : He is not going to speak. I : Is he going to speak? Future progressive A : He will be speaking. N : He will not be speaking. I : Will he be speaking?
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by Monday, in a week
Future perfect A : He will have spoken. N : He will not have spoken. I : Will he have spoken?
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événement récent qui vient de se produire et qui a une importance actuelle
present perfect simple He has just scored a goal
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action terminée dans le passé qui a une influence sur le moment présent
present perfect simple He has bought new trainers and now he plays even better than before.
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bilan des actions qui ont été effectuées ou non jusqu’au moment où l’on parle
present perfect simple He has never lost a match. The referee has not blown the final whistle yet. The other team has not scored a goal so far.
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mettre en valeur une action qui a eu lieu dans un passé proche en insistant sur sa durée, et non son résultat
present perfect continu Aaron has been changing tyres all morning.
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parler d’une action unique commencée dans le passé qui continue dans le présent
present perfect continu He has been working in this garage for ten years.
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parler d’actions répétitives/habituels commencées dans le passé qui continuent dans le présent
present perfect continu Aaron has been repairing cars since he was sixteen years old.
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action antérieure à un moment du passé
past perfect simple Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet after she had made herself some porridge. She had not eaten much of her porridge when a spider frightened her away.
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avec une subordonnée conditionnelle avec if de type III (condition qui n’a pas été remplie dans le passé)
le past perfect simple If the spider had not frightened her, she would have finished her porridge sitting on her tuffet.
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action qui a commencé avant un certain moment du passé et qui a été interrompue par une autre action
past perfect continu Louise had been practising for hours when Mark knocked on the door.
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action qui a commencé et s’est achevée avant un certain moment du passé, mais les conséquences de cette action étaient encore importantes à ce moment précis
past perfect continu When I saw Louise, she was tired because she had been practising all day.
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action qui a commencé avant un certain moment du passé et qui n’est pas achevée à ce moment précis
past perfect continu She had been practising for a very long time, but she still hadn’t mastered the piece.
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une décision prise spontanément
futur simple avec will Come on, I will help you sort the files
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une projection, supposition dans l’avenir
futur simple avec will You won’t finish it in just one day. It will rain tomorrow anyway
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une promesse
futur simple avec will I will do it tomorrow.
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dans les subordonnées conditionnelles de type I (condition qui va éventuellement se réaliser)
futur simple avec will If I need help, I will tell you.
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action planifiée dans le futur
futur proche avec going to Mrs Lucky is going to meet a friend in town. Mrs Lucky is going to meet a friend in town. (formel/à l’écrit) I’m gonna meet a friend in town. (informel/à l’oral)
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conséquence logique dans le futur
futur proche avec going to The sky is blue - it is not going to rain. So Mrs Lucky is going to leave her umbrella at home.
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action qui sera en cours à un moment du futur (insistance sur la durée de l’action)
futur continu avec will be +-ing In an hour she will be sitting at her table with her friends. They will be talking. They will be playing bingo.
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action dont on est certain qu’elle se réalisera (résultat d’une action antérieure ou cours normal des choses)
futur continu avec will be +-ing And she will be seeing Charles, a good-looking pensioner she met there last week.
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action passée dans l’avenir (on se projette dans le futur et on parle d’une action qui sera terminée à ce moment du futur)
future perfect simple Don’t worry, he will have repaired the bike by then.
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supposition sur ce qui a pu se passer
future perfect simple He will probably have noticed that his bike is broken
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mettre en valeur du déroulement d’une action commencée dans le passé jusqu’à un moment du futur. La durée de l’action est mentionnée.
future perfect continu In ten minutes you will have been driving non-stop for six hours.
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exprimer ce que l’on pense qu’il est ou sera en train de se passer à un certain moment dans le futur ou le présent (supposition)
future perfect continu The cars will have been waiting for hours for the accident to be cleared.
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exprimer une supposition dans le passé
future perfect continu There was an accident last week. The driver won’t have been paying attention to the road signs.
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Conditionnel des vérités générales
conditionnel zéro If you heat water, it boils.
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Conditionnel des habitudes
conditionnel zéro If it is warm, I go to the beach
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Conditionnel des règles
conditionnel zéro Children can ride the rollercoaster if they are over 140cm tall.
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Conditionnel conséquences
conditionnel de type 1 If I take the job at the investment bank, I will make a lot of money.
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Conditionnel avertissements et menaces
conditionnel de type 1 If I don’t decide soon, they will take back their offers.
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Conditionnel négociations
conditionnel de type 1 If you provide more vacation days, I will accept the job.
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Conditionnel superstitions
conditionnel de type 1 If you break that mirror, you will have seven years of bad luck
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Conditionnel donner un conseil
conditionnel de type 2 If I were you, I would go to Europe.
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Conditionnel poser une question hypothétique
conditionnel de type 2 Where would you go if you had six weeks off?
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Conditionnel imaginer une vie différente
conditionnel de type 2 If I lived abroad, I would miss my family a lot.
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Conditionnel s’excuser ou chercher à se justifier
conditionnel de type 2 I’m so sorry, if I didn’t have to work, I would come to your party.
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Conditionnel exprimer un regret
conditionnel de type 3 If I had been smarter, I would have taken more time off!
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Conditionnel faire une remarque ou une critique
conditionnel de type 3 Your party would have been better if you had invited more people.
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Conditionnel formuler une hypothèse concernant un événement passé (ce qui aurait pu se passer si
conditionnel de type 3 If I hadn’t spent a year abroad, I wouldn’t have had so many awesome adventures.
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Conditionnel vérité générale ou action récurrente J’aide quand j’en ai le temps.
Conditionnel 0 présent simple + présent simple If I have time, I help. Probabilité : réalisée
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Conditionnel forte possibilité de réalisation de la condition Si j’ai du temps, je t’aiderai.
Conditionnel 1 présent simple + will If I have time, I will help. Possibilité : forte
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Conditionnel situation hypothétique dans le présent, impossibilité de réalisation de la condition Si j’avais du temps, je t’aiderais.
Conditionnel 2 prétérit simple + would If I had time, I would help. Possibilité : faible
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Conditionnel condition non réalisable et non réalisée dans le passé, imaginaire Si j’avais eu du temps, je t’aurais aidé
Conditionnel 3 past perfect + would have if I had had time, I would have helped. Possibilité : nulle
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to talk about past hypothetical or unreal situations If something had happened ... ... the result would have been true.
Conditionnel #3 past perfect (simple, continuous) + would/could/might + have + past participle If you had come to class... you would have passed the exam. If he hadn't been wearing a helmet... he could have died.
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to talk about things that are always true or that normally happen If something happens ... ... the result is true.
Conditionnel 0 present (simple, continuous, perfect) + present (simple, continuous, perfect) If the food is out of date …I don't eat it. If I've drunk ... ... I don't drive. If you are talking… I can't concentrate.
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to talk about a probable event happening in the future If something happens ... ... the result will be true.
Conditionnel #1 present (simple, continuous, perfect) + future, imperative, can, must, might, may If you study ... you will pass the exam. If he doesn't call you ... tell me immediately. If you've come to class... the exam is going to be easy. If we win ... we'll be celebrating soon.
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to talk about present or future hypothetical or unreal situations If something happened ... ... the result would be true.
Conditionnel #2 past (simple, continuous) + would/could/might + infinitive If I won the lottery ... I would buy a yatch. If you weren't talking …I could concentrate. If I were you ... I might wait before taking a decision.
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to talk about a past hypothetical or unreal situation with a present result If something had happened ... ... the result would be true.
Conditionnel mixtes past perfect (simple, continuous) + would/could/might + infinitive If I had won the lottery ... now I would be rich. If I hadn't been wearing a helmet... I might be dead now.
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to talk about a present hypothetical or unreal situation with a past result If something happened ... the result would have been true.
Conditionnel mixte past (simple, continuous) + would/couldimight + have + past participle If I spoke German more fluently... I mignt not have had such problems. If I wasn't a woman … They would have given me the job.
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This month, these days, nowadays
Present progressive
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Always Usually Often / frequently Rarely /seldom Hardly ever Never
Simple present

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