Les conjugaisons de : To be

Le plus important en quelques mots

Le verbe « to be » est très fréquemment utilisé dans la langue anglaise. Dans ce résumé, tu découvriras comment conjuguer ce verbe à tous les temps.

Info 1 : Present simple

1ÈRE P. SG.	2ÈME P. SG.	3ÈME P. SG.	1ÈRE P. PL.	2ÈME P. PL.	3ÈME P. PL.
I am	You are	He, she, it is	We are	You are	They are

Exemple :

We are very happy to be here.

Nous sommes très contents d’être ici.

I am not excited to go to school.

Je ne suis pas enthousiaste d'aller à l'école.

Info 2 : Present continuous

1ÈRE P. SG.	2ÈME P. SG.	3ÈME P. SG.	1ÈRE P. PL.	2ÈME P. PL.	3ÈME P. PL.
I am being	You are being	He, she, it is being	We are being	You are being	They are being

Exemple :

All the articles are being published.

Tous les articles sont en train d’être publiés.

He is being looked at.

On le regarde. / Il est regardé.

Info 3 : Present perfect

1ÈRE P. SG.	2ÈME P. SG.	3ÈME P. SG.	1ÈRE P. PL.	2ÈME P. PL.	3ÈME P. PL.
I have been	You have been	He, she, it has been	We have been	You have been	They have been

Exemple :

We have been in London for a few days now.

Nous sommes à Londres depuis quelques jours maintenant.

I haven't been home in weeks.

Je ne suis pas rentré(e) à la maison depuis des semaines.

Info 4 : Past simple

1ÈRE P. SG.	2ÈME P. SG.	3ÈME P. SG.	1ÈRE P. PL.	2ÈME P. PL.	3ÈME P. PL.
I was	You were	He, she, it was	We were	You were	They were

Exemple :

He was a remarquable teacher.

C’était un professeur remarquable.

The sun wasn't burning today.

Le soleil n'était pas brûlant aujourd'hui.

Info 5 : Past continuous

1ÈRE P. SG.	2ÈME P. SG.	3ÈME P. SG.	1ÈRE P. PL.	2ÈME P. PL.	3ÈME P. PL.
I was being	You were being	He, she, it was being	We were being	You were being	They were being

Exemple :

Lily was being silent.

Lily était silencieuse.

The house wasn't being cleaned by my mom.

La maison n'était pas nettoyée par ma mère.

Info 6 : Past perfect

1ÈRE P. SG.	2ÈME P. SG.	3ÈME P. SG.	1ÈRE P. PL.	2ÈME P. PL.	3ÈME P. PL.
I had been	You had been	He, she, it had been	We had been	You had been	They had been

Exemple :

I had already been to Greece.

J'avais déjà été en Grèce.

They hadn't ever been married.

Ils n'avaient jamais été mariés.

Info 7 : Future will

1ÈRE P. SG.	2ÈME P. SG.	3ÈME P. SG.	1ÈRE P. PL.	2ÈME P. PL.	3ÈME P. PL.
I will be	You will be	He, she, it will be	We will be	You will be	They will be

Exemple :

They will be scared when I will tell them the truth.

Ils auront peur quand je leur annoncerai la vérité.

Info 8 : Future be going to

1ÈRE P. SG.	2ÈME P. SG.	3ÈME P. SG.	1ÈRE P. PL.	2ÈME P. PL.	3ÈME P. PL.
I am going to be	You are going to be	He, she, it is going to be	We are going to be	You are going to be	They are going to be

Exemple :

One day, I am going to be famous.

Un jour, je serai connue.

Info 9 : Conditional

1ÈRE P. SG.	2ÈME P. SG.	3ÈME P. SG.	1ÈRE P. PL.	2ÈME P. PL.	3ÈME P. PL.
I would be	You would be	He, she, it would be	We would be	You would be	They would be

Exemple :

It would be nice if my husband could help me.

Ça serait bien si mon mari pouvait m’aider.

Info 10 : Conditional continuous

1ÈRE P. SG.	2ÈME P. SG.	3ÈME P. SG.	1ÈRE P. PL.	2ÈME P. PL.	3ÈME P. PL.
I would be being	You would be being	He, she, it would be being	We would be being	You would be being	They would be being

Exemple :

This girl would be being famous if she had put in the effort.

Cette fille serait connue si elle avait fait des efforts.

Info 11 : Past conditional

1ÈRE P. SG.	2ÈME P. SG.	3ÈME P. SG.	1ÈRE P. PL.	2ÈME P. PL.	3ÈME P. PL.
I would have been	You would have been	He, she, it would have been	We would have been	You would have been	They would have been

Exemple :

My dog would have been dead if this person hadn’t saved him.

Mon chien aurait été mort si cette personne ne l’avait pas sauvé.

Info 12 : Past continuous conditional

1ÈRE P. SG.	2ÈME P. SG.	3ÈME P. SG.	1ÈRE P. PL.	2ÈME P. PL.	3ÈME P. PL.
I would have been being	You would have been being	He, she, it would have been being	We would have been being	You would have been being	They would have been being

Exemple :

We would have been being the richest if we hadn't been robbed.

Nous aurions été les plus riches, si nous n'avions pas été volés.