Present simpleprésent
| I | follow |
|---|---|
| you | follow |
| he/she/it | follows |
| we | follow |
| you | follow |
| they | follow |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Simple Present
Le verbe follow : conjugaison
- Sens suivre
- Niveau A2
- Modèle régulier
En gras et souligné : la terminaison. ◆ signale une forme qui s’écarte de la règle.
Indicatif
Past simplepassé achevé
| I | followed |
|---|---|
| you | followed |
| he/she/it | followed |
| we | followed |
| you | followed |
| they | followed |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Simple Past
Present perfectpassé composé
| I | have followed |
|---|---|
| you | have followed |
| he/she/it | has followed |
| we | have followed |
| you | have followed |
| they | have followed |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Present Perfect
Past perfectplus-que-parfait
| I | had followed |
|---|---|
| you | had followed |
| he/she/it | had followed |
| we | had followed |
| you | had followed |
| they | had followed |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Past Perfect
Future (will)futur
| I | will follow |
|---|---|
| you | will follow |
| he/she/it | will follow |
| we | will follow |
| you | will follow |
| they | will follow |
Pour aller plus loin : Le futur avec will
Future perfectfutur antérieur
| I | will have followed |
|---|---|
| you | will have followed |
| he/she/it | will have followed |
| we | will have followed |
| you | will have followed |
| they | will have followed |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Future Perfect
Conditionnel
Conditional (would)conditionnel
| I | would follow |
|---|---|
| you | would follow |
| he/she/it | would follow |
| we | would follow |
| you | would follow |
| they | would follow |
Pour aller plus loin : La conditionnelle de type 2
Conditional perfectconditionnel passé
| I | would have followed |
|---|---|
| you | would have followed |
| he/she/it | would have followed |
| we | would have followed |
| you | would have followed |
| they | would have followed |
Pour aller plus loin : La conditionnelle de type 3
Formes progressives
Present progressiveprésent progressif
| I | am following |
|---|---|
| you | are following |
| he/she/it | is following |
| we | are following |
| you | are following |
| they | are following |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Present Progressive
Past progressivepassé progressif
| I | was following |
|---|---|
| you | were following |
| he/she/it | was following |
| we | were following |
| you | were following |
| they | were following |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Past Progressive
Present perfect progressivepassé composé progressif
| I | have been following |
|---|---|
| you | have been following |
| he/she/it | has been following |
| we | have been following |
| you | have been following |
| they | have been following |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Present Perfect Progressive
Past perfect progressiveplus-que-parfait progressif
| I | had been following |
|---|---|
| you | had been following |
| he/she/it | had been following |
| we | had been following |
| you | had been following |
| they | had been following |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Past Perfect Progressive
Future progressivefutur progressif
| I | will be following |
|---|---|
| you | will be following |
| he/she/it | will be following |
| we | will be following |
| you | will be following |
| they | will be following |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Future Progressive
Impératif
Imperativeimpératif affirmatif
| you | follow |
|---|---|
| we | let's follow |
Pour aller plus loin : L'impératif
Modes impersonnels
Infinitive and participlesinfinitif, participes, gérondif
| infinitive | follow |
|---|---|
| to-infinitive | to follow |
| -ing form | following |
| past participle | followed |
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.
Follow me, it is not far.Suivez-moi, ce n'est pas loin.
Follow — Present simple · I; Present simple · you
The study followed 400 people.L'étude a suivi 400 personnes.
followed — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
A nursing home admission usually follows a fall and not a diagnosis.L'entrée se décide le plus souvent dans une crise et non à l'avance.
follows — Present simple · he/she/it
Follow the signs to the exit.Suivez les panneaux vers la sortie.
Follow — Present simple · I; Present simple · you
Follow up with a short email.Relancez par un courriel bref.
Follow — Present simple · I; Present simple · you
The euphoria was followed by a bill.L'euphorie a été suivie d'une facture.
followed — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
Autres phrases d’exemple
Follow the yellow signs to the car park.Suis les panneaux jaunes jusqu’au parking.
Did you follow your grandmother's recipe exactly?Tu as suivi exactement la recette de ta grand-mère ?
Sorry, I don't follow. Can you say it again?Désolé, je ne te suis pas. Tu peux répéter ?
Les erreurs typiques des francophones
Faux Can you follow my post to my new address?
Juste Can you forward my post to my new address?
« Faire suivre » du courrier se dit forward. follow my post voudrait dire « suivre mon courrier » à la trace.
Associations de mots fréquentes
- follow somebody's advice — suivre les conseils de quelqu’un
- follow suit — faire de même
- follow up on something — assurer le suivi de quelque chose
- follow in somebody's footsteps — marcher sur les traces de quelqu’un
Verbes faciles à confondre
- understand « Je ne suis pas » une explication : I don't follow, à l’oral, pour I don't understand.
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.