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Verbe irrégulier

Conjugaison du verbe to be

= être

Base verbale
be
Prétérit
was / were
Participe passé
been
Forme en -ing
being
3e pers. présent
is

Exemple : I was born in Lyon.

Présent simple

Present simple
  • I amI'm
  • you areyou're
  • he/she/it ishe/she/it's
  • we arewe're
  • you areyou're
  • they arethey're
  • I am notI'm not
  • you are notyou aren't
  • he/she/it is nothe/she/it isn't
  • we are notwe aren't
  • you are notyou aren't
  • they are notthey aren't
  • Am I?
  • Are you?
  • Is he/she/it?
  • Are we?
  • Are you?
  • Are they?

Habitudes, vérités générales, goûts.

Présent continu

Present continuous
  • I am beingI'm being
  • you are beingyou're being
  • he/she/it is beinghe/she/it's being
  • we are beingwe're being
  • you are beingyou're being
  • they are beingthey're being
  • I am not beingI'm not being
  • you are not beingyou aren't being
  • he/she/it is not beinghe/she/it isn't being
  • we are not beingwe aren't being
  • you are not beingyou aren't being
  • they are not beingthey aren't being
  • Am I being?
  • Are you being?
  • Is he/she/it being?
  • Are we being?
  • Are you being?
  • Are they being?

Action en cours, projet proche déjà organisé.

Present perfect

Present perfect
  • I have beenI've been
  • you have beenyou've been
  • he/she/it has beenhe/she/it's been
  • we have beenwe've been
  • you have beenyou've been
  • they have beenthey've been
  • I have not beenI haven't been
  • you have not beenyou haven't been
  • he/she/it has not beenhe/she/it hasn't been
  • we have not beenwe haven't been
  • you have not beenyou haven't been
  • they have not beenthey haven't been
  • Have I been?
  • Have you been?
  • Has he/she/it been?
  • Have we been?
  • Have you been?
  • Have they been?

Passé lié au présent : expérience, bilan, depuis…

Present perfect continu

Present perfect continuous
  • I have been beingI've been being
  • you have been beingyou've been being
  • he/she/it has been beinghe/she/it's been being
  • we have been beingwe've been being
  • you have been beingyou've been being
  • they have been beingthey've been being
  • I have not been beingI haven't been being
  • you have not been beingyou haven't been being
  • he/she/it has not been beinghe/she/it hasn't been being
  • we have not been beingwe haven't been being
  • you have not been beingyou haven't been being
  • they have not been beingthey haven't been being
  • Have I been being?
  • Have you been being?
  • Has he/she/it been being?
  • Have we been being?
  • Have you been being?
  • Have they been being?

Action commencée dans le passé et qui dure encore.

Prétérit

Past simple
  • I was
  • you were
  • he/she/it was
  • we were
  • you were
  • they were
  • I was notI wasn't
  • you were notyou weren't
  • he/she/it was nothe/she/it wasn't
  • we were notwe weren't
  • you were notyou weren't
  • they were notthey weren't
  • Was I?
  • Were you?
  • Was he/she/it?
  • Were we?
  • Were you?
  • Were they?

Action terminée, à un moment précis du passé.

Prétérit continu

Past continuous
  • I was being
  • you were being
  • he/she/it was being
  • we were being
  • you were being
  • they were being
  • I was not beingI wasn't being
  • you were not beingyou weren't being
  • he/she/it was not beinghe/she/it wasn't being
  • we were not beingwe weren't being
  • you were not beingyou weren't being
  • they were not beingthey weren't being
  • Was I being?
  • Were you being?
  • Was he/she/it being?
  • Were we being?
  • Were you being?
  • Were they being?

Action en cours à un moment du passé.

Plus-que-parfait

Past perfect
  • I had beenI'd been
  • you had beenyou'd been
  • he/she/it had beenhe/she/it'd been
  • we had beenwe'd been
  • you had beenyou'd been
  • they had beenthey'd been
  • I had not beenI hadn't been
  • you had not beenyou hadn't been
  • he/she/it had not beenhe/she/it hadn't been
  • we had not beenwe hadn't been
  • you had not beenyou hadn't been
  • they had not beenthey hadn't been
  • Had I been?
  • Had you been?
  • Had he/she/it been?
  • Had we been?
  • Had you been?
  • Had they been?

Action antérieure à une autre action passée.

Plus-que-parfait continu

Past perfect continuous
  • I had been beingI'd been being
  • you had been beingyou'd been being
  • he/she/it had been beinghe/she/it'd been being
  • we had been beingwe'd been being
  • you had been beingyou'd been being
  • they had been beingthey'd been being
  • I had not been beingI hadn't been being
  • you had not been beingyou hadn't been being
  • he/she/it had not been beinghe/she/it hadn't been being
  • we had not been beingwe hadn't been being
  • you had not been beingyou hadn't been being
  • they had not been beingthey hadn't been being
  • Had I been being?
  • Had you been being?
  • Had he/she/it been being?
  • Had we been being?
  • Had you been being?
  • Had they been being?

Action qui durait avant un moment du passé.

Futur

Future (will)
  • I will beI'll be
  • you will beyou'll be
  • he/she/it will behe/she/it'll be
  • we will bewe'll be
  • you will beyou'll be
  • they will bethey'll be
  • I will not beI won't be
  • you will not beyou won't be
  • he/she/it will not behe/she/it won't be
  • we will not bewe won't be
  • you will not beyou won't be
  • they will not bethey won't be
  • Will I be?
  • Will you be?
  • Will he/she/it be?
  • Will we be?
  • Will you be?
  • Will they be?

Décision sur le moment, prédiction, promesse.

Futur proche

Future (be going to)
  • I am going to beI'm going to be
  • you are going to beyou're going to be
  • he/she/it is going to behe/she/it's going to be
  • we are going to bewe're going to be
  • you are going to beyou're going to be
  • they are going to bethey're going to be
  • I am not going to beI'm not going to be
  • you are not going to beyou aren't going to be
  • he/she/it is not going to behe/she/it isn't going to be
  • we are not going to bewe aren't going to be
  • you are not going to beyou aren't going to be
  • they are not going to bethey aren't going to be
  • Am I going to be?
  • Are you going to be?
  • Is he/she/it going to be?
  • Are we going to be?
  • Are you going to be?
  • Are they going to be?

Intention, ce qui va visiblement arriver.

Futur continu

Future continuous
  • I will be beingI'll be being
  • you will be beingyou'll be being
  • he/she/it will be beinghe/she/it'll be being
  • we will be beingwe'll be being
  • you will be beingyou'll be being
  • they will be beingthey'll be being
  • I will not be beingI won't be being
  • you will not be beingyou won't be being
  • he/she/it will not be beinghe/she/it won't be being
  • we will not be beingwe won't be being
  • you will not be beingyou won't be being
  • they will not be beingthey won't be being
  • Will I be being?
  • Will you be being?
  • Will he/she/it be being?
  • Will we be being?
  • Will you be being?
  • Will they be being?

Action en cours à un moment du futur.

Futur antérieur

Future perfect
  • I will have beenI'll have been
  • you will have beenyou'll have been
  • he/she/it will have beenhe/she/it'll have been
  • we will have beenwe'll have been
  • you will have beenyou'll have been
  • they will have beenthey'll have been
  • I will not have beenI won't have been
  • you will not have beenyou won't have been
  • he/she/it will not have beenhe/she/it won't have been
  • we will not have beenwe won't have been
  • you will not have beenyou won't have been
  • they will not have beenthey won't have been
  • Will I have been?
  • Will you have been?
  • Will he/she/it have been?
  • Will we have been?
  • Will you have been?
  • Will they have been?

Action terminée avant un moment du futur.

Conditionnel présent

Conditional (would)
  • I would beI'd be
  • you would beyou'd be
  • he/she/it would behe/she/it'd be
  • we would bewe'd be
  • you would beyou'd be
  • they would bethey'd be
  • I would not beI wouldn't be
  • you would not beyou wouldn't be
  • he/she/it would not behe/she/it wouldn't be
  • we would not bewe wouldn't be
  • you would not beyou wouldn't be
  • they would not bethey wouldn't be
  • Would I be?
  • Would you be?
  • Would he/she/it be?
  • Would we be?
  • Would you be?
  • Would they be?

Hypothèse, politesse, souhait.

Conditionnel continu

Conditional continuous
  • I would be beingI'd be being
  • you would be beingyou'd be being
  • he/she/it would be beinghe/she/it'd be being
  • we would be beingwe'd be being
  • you would be beingyou'd be being
  • they would be beingthey'd be being
  • I would not be beingI wouldn't be being
  • you would not be beingyou wouldn't be being
  • he/she/it would not be beinghe/she/it wouldn't be being
  • we would not be beingwe wouldn't be being
  • you would not be beingyou wouldn't be being
  • they would not be beingthey wouldn't be being
  • Would I be being?
  • Would you be being?
  • Would he/she/it be being?
  • Would we be being?
  • Would you be being?
  • Would they be being?

Hypothèse sur une action en cours.

Conditionnel passé

Conditional perfect
  • I would have beenI'd have been
  • you would have beenyou'd have been
  • he/she/it would have beenhe/she/it'd have been
  • we would have beenwe'd have been
  • you would have beenyou'd have been
  • they would have beenthey'd have been
  • I would not have beenI wouldn't have been
  • you would not have beenyou wouldn't have been
  • he/she/it would not have beenhe/she/it wouldn't have been
  • we would not have beenwe wouldn't have been
  • you would not have beenyou wouldn't have been
  • they would not have beenthey wouldn't have been
  • Would I have been?
  • Would you have been?
  • Would he/she/it have been?
  • Would we have been?
  • Would you have been?
  • Would they have been?

Hypothèse dans le passé, regret.

Impératif

Imperative
  • be
  • let us belet's be
  • do not bedon't be
  • let us not belet's not be
  • Pas de forme interrogative à l’impératif.

Ordre, conseil, invitation.

Bon à savoir

Le seul verbe qui a trois formes au présent (am, is, are) et deux au prétérit (was, were).

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Un mot d’anglais
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Une expression, un faux-ami ou une astuce de prononciation. Deux minutes de lecture, zéro spam, désinscription en un clic.