Present simpleprésent
| I | count |
|---|---|
| you | count |
| he/she/it | counts |
| we | count |
| you | count |
| they | count |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Simple Present
Le verbe count : conjugaison
- Sens compter
- Niveau A2
- Modèle régulier
En gras et souligné : la terminaison. ◆ signale une forme qui s’écarte de la règle.
Indicatif
Past simplepassé achevé
| I | counted |
|---|---|
| you | counted |
| he/she/it | counted |
| we | counted |
| you | counted |
| they | counted |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Simple Past
Present perfectpassé composé
| I | have counted |
|---|---|
| you | have counted |
| he/she/it | has counted |
| we | have counted |
| you | have counted |
| they | have counted |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Present Perfect
Past perfectplus-que-parfait
| I | had counted |
|---|---|
| you | had counted |
| he/she/it | had counted |
| we | had counted |
| you | had counted |
| they | had counted |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Past Perfect
Future (will)futur
| I | will count |
|---|---|
| you | will count |
| he/she/it | will count |
| we | will count |
| you | will count |
| they | will count |
Pour aller plus loin : Le futur avec will
Future perfectfutur antérieur
| I | will have counted |
|---|---|
| you | will have counted |
| he/she/it | will have counted |
| we | will have counted |
| you | will have counted |
| they | will have counted |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Future Perfect
Conditionnel
Conditional (would)conditionnel
| I | would count |
|---|---|
| you | would count |
| he/she/it | would count |
| we | would count |
| you | would count |
| they | would count |
Pour aller plus loin : La conditionnelle de type 2
Conditional perfectconditionnel passé
| I | would have counted |
|---|---|
| you | would have counted |
| he/she/it | would have counted |
| we | would have counted |
| you | would have counted |
| they | would have counted |
Pour aller plus loin : La conditionnelle de type 3
Formes progressives
Present progressiveprésent progressif
| I | am counting |
|---|---|
| you | are counting |
| he/she/it | is counting |
| we | are counting |
| you | are counting |
| they | are counting |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Present Progressive
Past progressivepassé progressif
| I | was counting |
|---|---|
| you | were counting |
| he/she/it | was counting |
| we | were counting |
| you | were counting |
| they | were counting |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Past Progressive
Present perfect progressivepassé composé progressif
| I | have been counting |
|---|---|
| you | have been counting |
| he/she/it | has been counting |
| we | have been counting |
| you | have been counting |
| they | have been counting |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Present Perfect Progressive
Past perfect progressiveplus-que-parfait progressif
| I | had been counting |
|---|---|
| you | had been counting |
| he/she/it | had been counting |
| we | had been counting |
| you | had been counting |
| they | had been counting |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Past Perfect Progressive
Future progressivefutur progressif
| I | will be counting |
|---|---|
| you | will be counting |
| he/she/it | will be counting |
| we | will be counting |
| you | will be counting |
| they | will be counting |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Future Progressive
Impératif
Imperativeimpératif affirmatif
| you | count |
|---|---|
| we | let's count |
Pour aller plus loin : L'impératif
Modes impersonnels
Infinitive and participlesinfinitif, participes, gérondif
| infinitive | count |
|---|---|
| to-infinitive | to count |
| -ing form | counting |
| past participle | counted |
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.
Patience counted as a virtue then.La patience passait alors pour une vertu.
counted — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
Count four bars of music and come in.Comptez quatre mesures et entrez.
Count — Present simple · I; Present simple · you
Deer feed at dusk and are counted then.Les cervidés mangent au crépuscule, et c'est là qu'on les compte.
counted — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
Metre is felt long before it is counted.La mesure du vers se sent bien avant de se compter.
counted — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
You can count the brushstrokes from here.On peut compter les touches d'ici.
count — Present simple · I; Present simple · you
The target was set before anyone had counted.L'objectif a été fixé avant que quiconque ait compté.
counted — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
Autres phrases d’exemple
The kids counted to twenty while we hid in the barn.Les enfants ont compté jusqu’à vingt pendant que nous nous cachions dans la grange.
I'm counting on you to bring the drinks.Je compte sur toi pour apporter les boissons.
Every point counts in the last round.Chaque point compte au dernier tour.
Les erreurs typiques des francophones
Faux We count to visit my aunt in July.
Juste We plan to visit my aunt in July.
« Nous comptons rendre visite à ma tante » : quand « compter » veut dire « avoir l’intention », l’anglais dit plan to, intend to ou be going to. count to voudrait dire « compter jusqu’à ».
Associations de mots fréquentes
- count on somebody — compter sur quelqu’un
- count sheep — compter les moutons
- count the cost — mesurer le prix à payer
- count somebody in — compter quelqu’un parmi les participants
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.