Temps
Exemple
Explication Present simple
I play football every week.
Action qui arrive régulièrement.
Present continuous
I'm playing football now.
Action qui arrive en ce moment. Past simple
I played football yesterday.
Action passée et datée (hier/yesterday).
Past continuous
I was playing football the whole evening.
Action qui avait lieu hier, on insiste sur la durée.
Present Perfect
I have just played football
Action qui vient de se produire,avec conséquence sur le présent.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been playing football for 2 hours.
Action qui a commencé dans le passé et continue dans le présent.
Past Perfect
I had played football when Susan came.
Les 2 actions sont liées,l'une finissant quand l'autre commence.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been playing football when Susan came.
Même chose ici en insistant sur la durée de la 1ère action. will future
I will play football next week.
C'est une prédiction, il se peut que vous fassiez autre chose. going to future
I'm going to play football this afternoon.
C'est un projet.
Future Continuous
I will be playing football next Sunday.
Action future et habituelle du dimanche.
Future Perfect
I will have played football by tomorrow.
Action accomplie d'ici demain.
Conditional
Simple
I would play football. Action probable.
Conditional
Continuous
I would be playing football.
Action probable,en insistant sur sa durée.
Conditional
Perfect
I would have played football.
Action future avec notion de probabilité.
Conditional
Perfect
Continuous
I would have been playing football.
Action future avec notion de probabilité en insistant sur la durée.