Present simpleprésent
| I | close |
|---|---|
| you | close |
| he/she/it | closes |
| we | close |
| you | close |
| they | close |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Simple Present
Le verbe close : conjugaison
- Sens fermer
- Niveau A1
- Modèle régulier
Ce qui est particulier à ce verbe
- Orthographe particulière avec -ing (e muet supprimé, consonne doublée, -ie devient -y) : closing. → Le Present Progressive
En gras et souligné : la terminaison. ◆ signale une forme qui s’écarte de la règle.
Indicatif
Past simplepassé achevé
| I | closed |
|---|---|
| you | closed |
| he/she/it | closed |
| we | closed |
| you | closed |
| they | closed |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Simple Past
Present perfectpassé composé
| I | have closed |
|---|---|
| you | have closed |
| he/she/it | has closed |
| we | have closed |
| you | have closed |
| they | have closed |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Present Perfect
Past perfectplus-que-parfait
| I | had closed |
|---|---|
| you | had closed |
| he/she/it | had closed |
| we | had closed |
| you | had closed |
| they | had closed |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Past Perfect
Future (will)futur
| I | will close |
|---|---|
| you | will close |
| he/she/it | will close |
| we | will close |
| you | will close |
| they | will close |
Pour aller plus loin : Le futur avec will
Future perfectfutur antérieur
| I | will have closed |
|---|---|
| you | will have closed |
| he/she/it | will have closed |
| we | will have closed |
| you | will have closed |
| they | will have closed |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Future Perfect
Conditionnel
Conditional (would)conditionnel
| I | would close |
|---|---|
| you | would close |
| he/she/it | would close |
| we | would close |
| you | would close |
| they | would close |
Pour aller plus loin : La conditionnelle de type 2
Conditional perfectconditionnel passé
| I | would have closed |
|---|---|
| you | would have closed |
| he/she/it | would have closed |
| we | would have closed |
| you | would have closed |
| they | would have closed |
Pour aller plus loin : La conditionnelle de type 3
Formes progressives
Present progressiveprésent progressif
| I | am closing |
|---|---|
| you | are closing |
| he/she/it | is closing |
| we | are closing |
| you | are closing |
| they | are closing |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Present Progressive
Past progressivepassé progressif
| I | was closing |
|---|---|
| you | were closing |
| he/she/it | was closing |
| we | were closing |
| you | were closing |
| they | were closing |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Past Progressive
Present perfect progressivepassé composé progressif
| I | have been closing |
|---|---|
| you | have been closing |
| he/she/it | has been closing |
| we | have been closing |
| you | have been closing |
| they | have been closing |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Present Perfect Progressive
Past perfect progressiveplus-que-parfait progressif
| I | had been closing |
|---|---|
| you | had been closing |
| he/she/it | had been closing |
| we | had been closing |
| you | had been closing |
| they | had been closing |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Past Perfect Progressive
Future progressivefutur progressif
| I | will be closing |
|---|---|
| you | will be closing |
| he/she/it | will be closing |
| we | will be closing |
| you | will be closing |
| they | will be closing |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Future Progressive
Impératif
Imperativeimpératif affirmatif
| you | close |
|---|---|
| we | let's close |
Pour aller plus loin : L'impératif
Modes impersonnels
Infinitive and participlesinfinitif, participes, gérondif
| infinitive | close |
|---|---|
| to-infinitive | to close |
| -ing form | closing |
| past participle | closed |
Pour aller plus loin : Les verbes irréguliers · Les verbes avec -ing
Phrases d’exemple du cours
Chaque phrase vient des listes de mots ou des points de grammaire de ce cours. La forme du verbe est mise en évidence ; en dessous figurent le temps et la personne.
All the shops were closed.Tous les magasins étaient fermés.
closed — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
The distribution centre never closes.Le centre de distribution ne ferme jamais.
closes — Present simple · he/she/it
She reached the platform as the doors were closing.Il a atteint le quai au moment où les portes se fermaient.
closing — -ing form
The flood closed the road.L'inondation a coupé la route.
closed — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
The line is currently closed.La ligne est actuellement fermée.
closed — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
The shop is closed on Tuesday.Le magasin est fermé le mardi.
closed — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
Autres phrases d’exemple
Close the gate behind you, or the sheep will get out.Ferme la barrière derrière toi, sinon les moutons vont sortir.
The post office closes at noon on Saturdays.La poste ferme à midi le samedi.
They closed the factory last year.Ils ont fermé l’usine l’année dernière.
Les erreurs typiques des francophones
Faux Before you go to bed, close the cellar with the key.
Juste Before you go to bed, lock the cellar.
« Fermer à clé » a son propre verbe en anglais : lock. Le contraire, « ouvrir avec la clé », c’est unlock.
Associations de mots fréquentes
- close down — fermer définitivement
- close a deal — conclure une affaire
- close your eyes — fermer les yeux
Verbes faciles à confondre
Petit exercice
5 trous, d’abord dans les phrases d’exemple ci-dessus, puis dans le tableau. Chaque réponse compte pour vos révisions.
Pour continuer
Verbes du même modèle
Points de grammaire liés
Les formes sont calculées d’après les règles de la langue — deux fois, par deux voies indépendantes — et comparées à toutes les formes écrites à la main dans ce cours. Les phrases d’exemple sont celles du cours.