Présent simple
Present simple
- I describe
- you describe
- he/she/it describes
- we describe
- you describe
- they describe
- I do not describeI don't describe
- you do not describeyou don't describe
- he/she/it does not describehe/she/it doesn't describe
- we do not describewe don't describe
- you do not describeyou don't describe
- they do not describethey don't describe
- Do I describe?
- Do you describe?
- Does he/she/it describe?
- Do we describe?
- Do you describe?
- Do they describe?
Habitudes, vérités générales, goûts.
Présent continu
Present continuous
- I am describingI'm describing
- you are describingyou're describing
- he/she/it is describinghe/she/it's describing
- we are describingwe're describing
- you are describingyou're describing
- they are describingthey're describing
- I am not describingI'm not describing
- you are not describingyou aren't describing
- he/she/it is not describinghe/she/it isn't describing
- we are not describingwe aren't describing
- you are not describingyou aren't describing
- they are not describingthey aren't describing
- Am I describing?
- Are you describing?
- Is he/she/it describing?
- Are we describing?
- Are you describing?
- Are they describing?
Action en cours, projet proche déjà organisé.
Present perfect
Present perfect
- I have describedI've described
- you have describedyou've described
- he/she/it has describedhe/she/it's described
- we have describedwe've described
- you have describedyou've described
- they have describedthey've described
- I have not describedI haven't described
- you have not describedyou haven't described
- he/she/it has not describedhe/she/it hasn't described
- we have not describedwe haven't described
- you have not describedyou haven't described
- they have not describedthey haven't described
- Have I described?
- Have you described?
- Has he/she/it described?
- Have we described?
- Have you described?
- Have they described?
Passé lié au présent : expérience, bilan, depuis…
Present perfect continu
Present perfect continuous
- I have been describingI've been describing
- you have been describingyou've been describing
- he/she/it has been describinghe/she/it's been describing
- we have been describingwe've been describing
- you have been describingyou've been describing
- they have been describingthey've been describing
- I have not been describingI haven't been describing
- you have not been describingyou haven't been describing
- he/she/it has not been describinghe/she/it hasn't been describing
- we have not been describingwe haven't been describing
- you have not been describingyou haven't been describing
- they have not been describingthey haven't been describing
- Have I been describing?
- Have you been describing?
- Has he/she/it been describing?
- Have we been describing?
- Have you been describing?
- Have they been describing?
Action commencée dans le passé et qui dure encore.
- I described
- you described
- he/she/it described
- we described
- you described
- they described
- I did not describeI didn't describe
- you did not describeyou didn't describe
- he/she/it did not describehe/she/it didn't describe
- we did not describewe didn't describe
- you did not describeyou didn't describe
- they did not describethey didn't describe
- Did I describe?
- Did you describe?
- Did he/she/it describe?
- Did we describe?
- Did you describe?
- Did they describe?
Action terminée, à un moment précis du passé.
Prétérit continu
Past continuous
- I was describing
- you were describing
- he/she/it was describing
- we were describing
- you were describing
- they were describing
- I was not describingI wasn't describing
- you were not describingyou weren't describing
- he/she/it was not describinghe/she/it wasn't describing
- we were not describingwe weren't describing
- you were not describingyou weren't describing
- they were not describingthey weren't describing
- Was I describing?
- Were you describing?
- Was he/she/it describing?
- Were we describing?
- Were you describing?
- Were they describing?
Action en cours à un moment du passé.
Plus-que-parfait
Past perfect
- I had describedI'd described
- you had describedyou'd described
- he/she/it had describedhe/she/it'd described
- we had describedwe'd described
- you had describedyou'd described
- they had describedthey'd described
- I had not describedI hadn't described
- you had not describedyou hadn't described
- he/she/it had not describedhe/she/it hadn't described
- we had not describedwe hadn't described
- you had not describedyou hadn't described
- they had not describedthey hadn't described
- Had I described?
- Had you described?
- Had he/she/it described?
- Had we described?
- Had you described?
- Had they described?
Action antérieure à une autre action passée.
Plus-que-parfait continu
Past perfect continuous
- I had been describingI'd been describing
- you had been describingyou'd been describing
- he/she/it had been describinghe/she/it'd been describing
- we had been describingwe'd been describing
- you had been describingyou'd been describing
- they had been describingthey'd been describing
- I had not been describingI hadn't been describing
- you had not been describingyou hadn't been describing
- he/she/it had not been describinghe/she/it hadn't been describing
- we had not been describingwe hadn't been describing
- you had not been describingyou hadn't been describing
- they had not been describingthey hadn't been describing
- Had I been describing?
- Had you been describing?
- Had he/she/it been describing?
- Had we been describing?
- Had you been describing?
- Had they been describing?
Action qui durait avant un moment du passé.
- I will describeI'll describe
- you will describeyou'll describe
- he/she/it will describehe/she/it'll describe
- we will describewe'll describe
- you will describeyou'll describe
- they will describethey'll describe
- I will not describeI won't describe
- you will not describeyou won't describe
- he/she/it will not describehe/she/it won't describe
- we will not describewe won't describe
- you will not describeyou won't describe
- they will not describethey won't describe
- Will I describe?
- Will you describe?
- Will he/she/it describe?
- Will we describe?
- Will you describe?
- Will they describe?
Décision sur le moment, prédiction, promesse.
Futur proche
Future (be going to)
- I am going to describeI'm going to describe
- you are going to describeyou're going to describe
- he/she/it is going to describehe/she/it's going to describe
- we are going to describewe're going to describe
- you are going to describeyou're going to describe
- they are going to describethey're going to describe
- I am not going to describeI'm not going to describe
- you are not going to describeyou aren't going to describe
- he/she/it is not going to describehe/she/it isn't going to describe
- we are not going to describewe aren't going to describe
- you are not going to describeyou aren't going to describe
- they are not going to describethey aren't going to describe
- Am I going to describe?
- Are you going to describe?
- Is he/she/it going to describe?
- Are we going to describe?
- Are you going to describe?
- Are they going to describe?
Intention, ce qui va visiblement arriver.
Futur continu
Future continuous
- I will be describingI'll be describing
- you will be describingyou'll be describing
- he/she/it will be describinghe/she/it'll be describing
- we will be describingwe'll be describing
- you will be describingyou'll be describing
- they will be describingthey'll be describing
- I will not be describingI won't be describing
- you will not be describingyou won't be describing
- he/she/it will not be describinghe/she/it won't be describing
- we will not be describingwe won't be describing
- you will not be describingyou won't be describing
- they will not be describingthey won't be describing
- Will I be describing?
- Will you be describing?
- Will he/she/it be describing?
- Will we be describing?
- Will you be describing?
- Will they be describing?
Action en cours à un moment du futur.
Futur antérieur
Future perfect
- I will have describedI'll have described
- you will have describedyou'll have described
- he/she/it will have describedhe/she/it'll have described
- we will have describedwe'll have described
- you will have describedyou'll have described
- they will have describedthey'll have described
- I will not have describedI won't have described
- you will not have describedyou won't have described
- he/she/it will not have describedhe/she/it won't have described
- we will not have describedwe won't have described
- you will not have describedyou won't have described
- they will not have describedthey won't have described
- Will I have described?
- Will you have described?
- Will he/she/it have described?
- Will we have described?
- Will you have described?
- Will they have described?
Action terminée avant un moment du futur.
Conditionnel présent
Conditional (would)
- I would describeI'd describe
- you would describeyou'd describe
- he/she/it would describehe/she/it'd describe
- we would describewe'd describe
- you would describeyou'd describe
- they would describethey'd describe
- I would not describeI wouldn't describe
- you would not describeyou wouldn't describe
- he/she/it would not describehe/she/it wouldn't describe
- we would not describewe wouldn't describe
- you would not describeyou wouldn't describe
- they would not describethey wouldn't describe
- Would I describe?
- Would you describe?
- Would he/she/it describe?
- Would we describe?
- Would you describe?
- Would they describe?
Hypothèse, politesse, souhait.
Conditionnel continu
Conditional continuous
- I would be describingI'd be describing
- you would be describingyou'd be describing
- he/she/it would be describinghe/she/it'd be describing
- we would be describingwe'd be describing
- you would be describingyou'd be describing
- they would be describingthey'd be describing
- I would not be describingI wouldn't be describing
- you would not be describingyou wouldn't be describing
- he/she/it would not be describinghe/she/it wouldn't be describing
- we would not be describingwe wouldn't be describing
- you would not be describingyou wouldn't be describing
- they would not be describingthey wouldn't be describing
- Would I be describing?
- Would you be describing?
- Would he/she/it be describing?
- Would we be describing?
- Would you be describing?
- Would they be describing?
Hypothèse sur une action en cours.
Conditionnel passé
Conditional perfect
- I would have describedI'd have described
- you would have describedyou'd have described
- he/she/it would have describedhe/she/it'd have described
- we would have describedwe'd have described
- you would have describedyou'd have described
- they would have describedthey'd have described
- I would not have describedI wouldn't have described
- you would not have describedyou wouldn't have described
- he/she/it would not have describedhe/she/it wouldn't have described
- we would not have describedwe wouldn't have described
- you would not have describedyou wouldn't have described
- they would not have describedthey wouldn't have described
- Would I have described?
- Would you have described?
- Would he/she/it have described?
- Would we have described?
- Would you have described?
- Would they have described?
Hypothèse dans le passé, regret.
- describe
- let us describelet's describe
- do not describedon't describe
- let us not describelet's not describe
- Pas de forme interrogative à l’impératif.
Ordre, conseil, invitation.