Présent simple
Present simple
- I explain
- you explain
- he/she/it explains
- we explain
- you explain
- they explain
- I do not explainI don't explain
- you do not explainyou don't explain
- he/she/it does not explainhe/she/it doesn't explain
- we do not explainwe don't explain
- you do not explainyou don't explain
- they do not explainthey don't explain
- Do I explain?
- Do you explain?
- Does he/she/it explain?
- Do we explain?
- Do you explain?
- Do they explain?
Habitudes, vérités générales, goûts.
Présent continu
Present continuous
- I am explainingI'm explaining
- you are explainingyou're explaining
- he/she/it is explaininghe/she/it's explaining
- we are explainingwe're explaining
- you are explainingyou're explaining
- they are explainingthey're explaining
- I am not explainingI'm not explaining
- you are not explainingyou aren't explaining
- he/she/it is not explaininghe/she/it isn't explaining
- we are not explainingwe aren't explaining
- you are not explainingyou aren't explaining
- they are not explainingthey aren't explaining
- Am I explaining?
- Are you explaining?
- Is he/she/it explaining?
- Are we explaining?
- Are you explaining?
- Are they explaining?
Action en cours, projet proche déjà organisé.
Present perfect
Present perfect
- I have explainedI've explained
- you have explainedyou've explained
- he/she/it has explainedhe/she/it's explained
- we have explainedwe've explained
- you have explainedyou've explained
- they have explainedthey've explained
- I have not explainedI haven't explained
- you have not explainedyou haven't explained
- he/she/it has not explainedhe/she/it hasn't explained
- we have not explainedwe haven't explained
- you have not explainedyou haven't explained
- they have not explainedthey haven't explained
- Have I explained?
- Have you explained?
- Has he/she/it explained?
- Have we explained?
- Have you explained?
- Have they explained?
Passé lié au présent : expérience, bilan, depuis…
Present perfect continu
Present perfect continuous
- I have been explainingI've been explaining
- you have been explainingyou've been explaining
- he/she/it has been explaininghe/she/it's been explaining
- we have been explainingwe've been explaining
- you have been explainingyou've been explaining
- they have been explainingthey've been explaining
- I have not been explainingI haven't been explaining
- you have not been explainingyou haven't been explaining
- he/she/it has not been explaininghe/she/it hasn't been explaining
- we have not been explainingwe haven't been explaining
- you have not been explainingyou haven't been explaining
- they have not been explainingthey haven't been explaining
- Have I been explaining?
- Have you been explaining?
- Has he/she/it been explaining?
- Have we been explaining?
- Have you been explaining?
- Have they been explaining?
Action commencée dans le passé et qui dure encore.
- I explained
- you explained
- he/she/it explained
- we explained
- you explained
- they explained
- I did not explainI didn't explain
- you did not explainyou didn't explain
- he/she/it did not explainhe/she/it didn't explain
- we did not explainwe didn't explain
- you did not explainyou didn't explain
- they did not explainthey didn't explain
- Did I explain?
- Did you explain?
- Did he/she/it explain?
- Did we explain?
- Did you explain?
- Did they explain?
Action terminée, à un moment précis du passé.
Prétérit continu
Past continuous
- I was explaining
- you were explaining
- he/she/it was explaining
- we were explaining
- you were explaining
- they were explaining
- I was not explainingI wasn't explaining
- you were not explainingyou weren't explaining
- he/she/it was not explaininghe/she/it wasn't explaining
- we were not explainingwe weren't explaining
- you were not explainingyou weren't explaining
- they were not explainingthey weren't explaining
- Was I explaining?
- Were you explaining?
- Was he/she/it explaining?
- Were we explaining?
- Were you explaining?
- Were they explaining?
Action en cours à un moment du passé.
Plus-que-parfait
Past perfect
- I had explainedI'd explained
- you had explainedyou'd explained
- he/she/it had explainedhe/she/it'd explained
- we had explainedwe'd explained
- you had explainedyou'd explained
- they had explainedthey'd explained
- I had not explainedI hadn't explained
- you had not explainedyou hadn't explained
- he/she/it had not explainedhe/she/it hadn't explained
- we had not explainedwe hadn't explained
- you had not explainedyou hadn't explained
- they had not explainedthey hadn't explained
- Had I explained?
- Had you explained?
- Had he/she/it explained?
- Had we explained?
- Had you explained?
- Had they explained?
Action antérieure à une autre action passée.
Plus-que-parfait continu
Past perfect continuous
- I had been explainingI'd been explaining
- you had been explainingyou'd been explaining
- he/she/it had been explaininghe/she/it'd been explaining
- we had been explainingwe'd been explaining
- you had been explainingyou'd been explaining
- they had been explainingthey'd been explaining
- I had not been explainingI hadn't been explaining
- you had not been explainingyou hadn't been explaining
- he/she/it had not been explaininghe/she/it hadn't been explaining
- we had not been explainingwe hadn't been explaining
- you had not been explainingyou hadn't been explaining
- they had not been explainingthey hadn't been explaining
- Had I been explaining?
- Had you been explaining?
- Had he/she/it been explaining?
- Had we been explaining?
- Had you been explaining?
- Had they been explaining?
Action qui durait avant un moment du passé.
- I will explainI'll explain
- you will explainyou'll explain
- he/she/it will explainhe/she/it'll explain
- we will explainwe'll explain
- you will explainyou'll explain
- they will explainthey'll explain
- I will not explainI won't explain
- you will not explainyou won't explain
- he/she/it will not explainhe/she/it won't explain
- we will not explainwe won't explain
- you will not explainyou won't explain
- they will not explainthey won't explain
- Will I explain?
- Will you explain?
- Will he/she/it explain?
- Will we explain?
- Will you explain?
- Will they explain?
Décision sur le moment, prédiction, promesse.
Futur proche
Future (be going to)
- I am going to explainI'm going to explain
- you are going to explainyou're going to explain
- he/she/it is going to explainhe/she/it's going to explain
- we are going to explainwe're going to explain
- you are going to explainyou're going to explain
- they are going to explainthey're going to explain
- I am not going to explainI'm not going to explain
- you are not going to explainyou aren't going to explain
- he/she/it is not going to explainhe/she/it isn't going to explain
- we are not going to explainwe aren't going to explain
- you are not going to explainyou aren't going to explain
- they are not going to explainthey aren't going to explain
- Am I going to explain?
- Are you going to explain?
- Is he/she/it going to explain?
- Are we going to explain?
- Are you going to explain?
- Are they going to explain?
Intention, ce qui va visiblement arriver.
Futur continu
Future continuous
- I will be explainingI'll be explaining
- you will be explainingyou'll be explaining
- he/she/it will be explaininghe/she/it'll be explaining
- we will be explainingwe'll be explaining
- you will be explainingyou'll be explaining
- they will be explainingthey'll be explaining
- I will not be explainingI won't be explaining
- you will not be explainingyou won't be explaining
- he/she/it will not be explaininghe/she/it won't be explaining
- we will not be explainingwe won't be explaining
- you will not be explainingyou won't be explaining
- they will not be explainingthey won't be explaining
- Will I be explaining?
- Will you be explaining?
- Will he/she/it be explaining?
- Will we be explaining?
- Will you be explaining?
- Will they be explaining?
Action en cours à un moment du futur.
Futur antérieur
Future perfect
- I will have explainedI'll have explained
- you will have explainedyou'll have explained
- he/she/it will have explainedhe/she/it'll have explained
- we will have explainedwe'll have explained
- you will have explainedyou'll have explained
- they will have explainedthey'll have explained
- I will not have explainedI won't have explained
- you will not have explainedyou won't have explained
- he/she/it will not have explainedhe/she/it won't have explained
- we will not have explainedwe won't have explained
- you will not have explainedyou won't have explained
- they will not have explainedthey won't have explained
- Will I have explained?
- Will you have explained?
- Will he/she/it have explained?
- Will we have explained?
- Will you have explained?
- Will they have explained?
Action terminée avant un moment du futur.
Conditionnel présent
Conditional (would)
- I would explainI'd explain
- you would explainyou'd explain
- he/she/it would explainhe/she/it'd explain
- we would explainwe'd explain
- you would explainyou'd explain
- they would explainthey'd explain
- I would not explainI wouldn't explain
- you would not explainyou wouldn't explain
- he/she/it would not explainhe/she/it wouldn't explain
- we would not explainwe wouldn't explain
- you would not explainyou wouldn't explain
- they would not explainthey wouldn't explain
- Would I explain?
- Would you explain?
- Would he/she/it explain?
- Would we explain?
- Would you explain?
- Would they explain?
Hypothèse, politesse, souhait.
Conditionnel continu
Conditional continuous
- I would be explainingI'd be explaining
- you would be explainingyou'd be explaining
- he/she/it would be explaininghe/she/it'd be explaining
- we would be explainingwe'd be explaining
- you would be explainingyou'd be explaining
- they would be explainingthey'd be explaining
- I would not be explainingI wouldn't be explaining
- you would not be explainingyou wouldn't be explaining
- he/she/it would not be explaininghe/she/it wouldn't be explaining
- we would not be explainingwe wouldn't be explaining
- you would not be explainingyou wouldn't be explaining
- they would not be explainingthey wouldn't be explaining
- Would I be explaining?
- Would you be explaining?
- Would he/she/it be explaining?
- Would we be explaining?
- Would you be explaining?
- Would they be explaining?
Hypothèse sur une action en cours.
Conditionnel passé
Conditional perfect
- I would have explainedI'd have explained
- you would have explainedyou'd have explained
- he/she/it would have explainedhe/she/it'd have explained
- we would have explainedwe'd have explained
- you would have explainedyou'd have explained
- they would have explainedthey'd have explained
- I would not have explainedI wouldn't have explained
- you would not have explainedyou wouldn't have explained
- he/she/it would not have explainedhe/she/it wouldn't have explained
- we would not have explainedwe wouldn't have explained
- you would not have explainedyou wouldn't have explained
- they would not have explainedthey wouldn't have explained
- Would I have explained?
- Would you have explained?
- Would he/she/it have explained?
- Would we have explained?
- Would you have explained?
- Would they have explained?
Hypothèse dans le passé, regret.
- explain
- let us explainlet's explain
- do not explaindon't explain
- let us not explainlet's not explain
- Pas de forme interrogative à l’impératif.
Ordre, conseil, invitation.