Present simpleprésent
| I | sell |
|---|---|
| you | sell |
| he/she/it | sells |
| we | sell |
| you | sell |
| they | sell |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Simple Present
Le verbe sell : conjugaison
- Sens vendre
- Niveau A2
- Modèle irrégulier · se conjugue comme tell
Ce qui est particulier à ce verbe
- Les trois formes de base à retenir : sell – sold – sold. → Les verbes irréguliers
En gras et souligné : la terminaison. ◆ signale une forme qui s’écarte de la règle.
Indicatif
Past simplepassé achevé
| I | sold |
|---|---|
| you | sold |
| he/she/it | sold |
| we | sold |
| you | sold |
| they | sold |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Simple Past
Present perfectpassé composé
| I | have sold |
|---|---|
| you | have sold |
| he/she/it | has sold |
| we | have sold |
| you | have sold |
| they | have sold |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Present Perfect
Past perfectplus-que-parfait
| I | had sold |
|---|---|
| you | had sold |
| he/she/it | had sold |
| we | had sold |
| you | had sold |
| they | had sold |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Past Perfect
Future (will)futur
| I | will sell |
|---|---|
| you | will sell |
| he/she/it | will sell |
| we | will sell |
| you | will sell |
| they | will sell |
Pour aller plus loin : Le futur avec will
Future perfectfutur antérieur
| I | will have sold |
|---|---|
| you | will have sold |
| he/she/it | will have sold |
| we | will have sold |
| you | will have sold |
| they | will have sold |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Future Perfect
Conditionnel
Conditional (would)conditionnel
| I | would sell |
|---|---|
| you | would sell |
| he/she/it | would sell |
| we | would sell |
| you | would sell |
| they | would sell |
Pour aller plus loin : La conditionnelle de type 2
Conditional perfectconditionnel passé
| I | would have sold |
|---|---|
| you | would have sold |
| he/she/it | would have sold |
| we | would have sold |
| you | would have sold |
| they | would have sold |
Pour aller plus loin : La conditionnelle de type 3
Formes progressives
Present progressiveprésent progressif
| I | am selling |
|---|---|
| you | are selling |
| he/she/it | is selling |
| we | are selling |
| you | are selling |
| they | are selling |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Present Progressive
Past progressivepassé progressif
| I | was selling |
|---|---|
| you | were selling |
| he/she/it | was selling |
| we | were selling |
| you | were selling |
| they | were selling |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Past Progressive
Present perfect progressivepassé composé progressif
| I | have been selling |
|---|---|
| you | have been selling |
| he/she/it | has been selling |
| we | have been selling |
| you | have been selling |
| they | have been selling |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Present Perfect Progressive
Past perfect progressiveplus-que-parfait progressif
| I | had been selling |
|---|---|
| you | had been selling |
| he/she/it | had been selling |
| we | had been selling |
| you | had been selling |
| they | had been selling |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Past Perfect Progressive
Future progressivefutur progressif
| I | will be selling |
|---|---|
| you | will be selling |
| he/she/it | will be selling |
| we | will be selling |
| you | will be selling |
| they | will be selling |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Future Progressive
Impératif
Imperativeimpératif affirmatif
| you | sell |
|---|---|
| we | let's sell |
Pour aller plus loin : L'impératif
Modes impersonnels
Infinitive and participlesinfinitif, participes, gérondif
| infinitive | sell |
|---|---|
| to-infinitive | to sell |
| -ing form | selling |
| past participle | sold |
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.
My uncle sold his farm.Mon oncle a vendu sa ferme.
sold — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
They sell fresh bread here.Ici on vend du pain frais.
sell — Present simple · I; Present simple · you
The competition is selling for less.La concurrence vend moins cher.
selling — -ing form
The surplus was sold at a loss.L'excédent a été vendu à perte.
sold — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
A fixed asset is used, not sold.Une immobilisation sert et ne se vend pas.
sold — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
The product is sold in three sizes.Le produit est vendu en trois tailles.
sold — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
Autres phrases d’exemple
The farm sells raw milk from a vending machine.La ferme vend du lait cru dans un distributeur.
We sold our old sofa online.Nous avons vendu notre vieux canapé en ligne.
The festival tickets sold out before lunch.Les billets du festival se sont tous vendus avant midi.
Les erreurs typiques des francophones
Faux There's a sign on the door that says 'Flat to sell'.
Juste There's a sign on the door that says 'Flat for sale'.
« À vendre » se dit for sale : house for sale, car for sale. Pour une location, le britannique écrit to let.
Associations de mots fréquentes
- sell out — être épuisé (un produit)
- sell like hot cakes — se vendre comme des petits pains
- sell something off — brader quelque chose
- sell at a loss — vendre à perte
Verbes faciles à confondre
- buy Le chemin inverse : on buy from celui qui nous sells quelque chose.
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.