Present simpleprésent
| I | start |
|---|---|
| you | start |
| he/she/it | starts |
| we | start |
| you | start |
| they | start |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Simple Present
Le verbe start : conjugaison
- Sens commencer
- Niveau A1
- Modèle régulier
En gras et souligné : la terminaison. ◆ signale une forme qui s’écarte de la règle.
Indicatif
Past simplepassé achevé
| I | started |
|---|---|
| you | started |
| he/she/it | started |
| we | started |
| you | started |
| they | started |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Simple Past
Present perfectpassé composé
| I | have started |
|---|---|
| you | have started |
| he/she/it | has started |
| we | have started |
| you | have started |
| they | have started |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Present Perfect
Past perfectplus-que-parfait
| I | had started |
|---|---|
| you | had started |
| he/she/it | had started |
| we | had started |
| you | had started |
| they | had started |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Past Perfect
Future (will)futur
| I | will start |
|---|---|
| you | will start |
| he/she/it | will start |
| we | will start |
| you | will start |
| they | will start |
Pour aller plus loin : Le futur avec will
Future perfectfutur antérieur
| I | will have started |
|---|---|
| you | will have started |
| he/she/it | will have started |
| we | will have started |
| you | will have started |
| they | will have started |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Future Perfect
Conditionnel
Conditional (would)conditionnel
| I | would start |
|---|---|
| you | would start |
| he/she/it | would start |
| we | would start |
| you | would start |
| they | would start |
Pour aller plus loin : La conditionnelle de type 2
Conditional perfectconditionnel passé
| I | would have started |
|---|---|
| you | would have started |
| he/she/it | would have started |
| we | would have started |
| you | would have started |
| they | would have started |
Pour aller plus loin : La conditionnelle de type 3
Formes progressives
Present progressiveprésent progressif
| I | am starting |
|---|---|
| you | are starting |
| he/she/it | is starting |
| we | are starting |
| you | are starting |
| they | are starting |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Present Progressive
Past progressivepassé progressif
| I | was starting |
|---|---|
| you | were starting |
| he/she/it | was starting |
| we | were starting |
| you | were starting |
| they | were starting |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Past Progressive
Present perfect progressivepassé composé progressif
| I | have been starting |
|---|---|
| you | have been starting |
| he/she/it | has been starting |
| we | have been starting |
| you | have been starting |
| they | have been starting |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Present Perfect Progressive
Past perfect progressiveplus-que-parfait progressif
| I | had been starting |
|---|---|
| you | had been starting |
| he/she/it | had been starting |
| we | had been starting |
| you | had been starting |
| they | had been starting |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Past Perfect Progressive
Future progressivefutur progressif
| I | will be starting |
|---|---|
| you | will be starting |
| he/she/it | will be starting |
| we | will be starting |
| you | will be starting |
| they | will be starting |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Future Progressive
Impératif
Imperativeimpératif affirmatif
| you | start |
|---|---|
| we | let's start |
Pour aller plus loin : L'impératif
Modes impersonnels
Infinitive and participlesinfinitif, participes, gérondif
| infinitive | start |
|---|---|
| to-infinitive | to start |
| -ing form | starting |
| past participle | started |
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.
She starts work at six.Elle commence à six heures.
starts — Present simple · he/she/it
What time does it start?À quelle heure ça commence ?
start — Present simple · I; Present simple · you
She started her career in a bank.Elle a commencé sa carrière dans une banque.
started — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
The lawnmower will not start.La tondeuse ne démarre pas.
start — Present simple · I; Present simple · you
He starts nursery in September.Il entre à la maternelle en septembre.
starts — Present simple · he/she/it
The axis does not start at zero.L'axe ne commence pas à zéro.
start — Present simple · I; Present simple · you
Autres phrases d’exemple
Lessons start at ten past eight on Mondays.Le lundi, les cours commencent à huit heures dix.
The lawnmower wouldn't start after the winter.La tondeuse n’a pas voulu démarrer après l’hiver.
She started a cheese shop with two friends from school.Elle a ouvert une fromagerie avec deux amies d’école.
Les erreurs typiques des francophones
Faux We started by Rome and finished in Naples.
Juste We started in Rome and finished in Naples.
« Commencer par Rome » : pour un lieu, l’anglais garde la préposition de lieu, start in Rome. start by se construit avec un verbe en -ing : start by reading.
Le piège classique
Faux I watched television when the storm started.
Juste I was watching television when the storm started.
L'imparfait est à la fois l'aide et le piège, parce qu'il couvre le fond du récit et l'habitude. « Je regardais la télévision quand l'orage a éclaté » est I was watching ; « je regardais la télévision tous les soirs » est I used to watch. L'anglais sépare par deux formes ce que le français réunit dans une.
Associations de mots fréquentes
- start from scratch — partir de zéro
- start a family — fonder une famille
- start up a business — créer une entreprise
- to start with — pour commencer
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.