Present simpleprésent
| I | watch |
|---|---|
| you | watch |
| he/she/it | watches |
| we | watch |
| you | watch |
| they | watch |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Simple Present
Le verbe watch : conjugaison
- Sens regarder
- Niveau A1
- Modèle régulier
Ce qui est particulier à ce verbe
- Orthographe particulière à la 3e personne du singulier (-es, -ies) : watches. → Le Simple Present
En gras et souligné : la terminaison. ◆ signale une forme qui s’écarte de la règle.
Indicatif
Past simplepassé achevé
| I | watched |
|---|---|
| you | watched |
| he/she/it | watched |
| we | watched |
| you | watched |
| they | watched |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Simple Past
Present perfectpassé composé
| I | have watched |
|---|---|
| you | have watched |
| he/she/it | has watched |
| we | have watched |
| you | have watched |
| they | have watched |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Present Perfect
Past perfectplus-que-parfait
| I | had watched |
|---|---|
| you | had watched |
| he/she/it | had watched |
| we | had watched |
| you | had watched |
| they | had watched |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Past Perfect
Future (will)futur
| I | will watch |
|---|---|
| you | will watch |
| he/she/it | will watch |
| we | will watch |
| you | will watch |
| they | will watch |
Pour aller plus loin : Le futur avec will
Future perfectfutur antérieur
| I | will have watched |
|---|---|
| you | will have watched |
| he/she/it | will have watched |
| we | will have watched |
| you | will have watched |
| they | will have watched |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Future Perfect
Conditionnel
Conditional (would)conditionnel
| I | would watch |
|---|---|
| you | would watch |
| he/she/it | would watch |
| we | would watch |
| you | would watch |
| they | would watch |
Pour aller plus loin : La conditionnelle de type 2
Conditional perfectconditionnel passé
| I | would have watched |
|---|---|
| you | would have watched |
| he/she/it | would have watched |
| we | would have watched |
| you | would have watched |
| they | would have watched |
Pour aller plus loin : La conditionnelle de type 3
Formes progressives
Present progressiveprésent progressif
| I | am watching |
|---|---|
| you | are watching |
| he/she/it | is watching |
| we | are watching |
| you | are watching |
| they | are watching |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Present Progressive
Past progressivepassé progressif
| I | was watching |
|---|---|
| you | were watching |
| he/she/it | was watching |
| we | were watching |
| you | were watching |
| they | were watching |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Past Progressive
Present perfect progressivepassé composé progressif
| I | have been watching |
|---|---|
| you | have been watching |
| he/she/it | has been watching |
| we | have been watching |
| you | have been watching |
| they | have been watching |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Present Perfect Progressive
Past perfect progressiveplus-que-parfait progressif
| I | had been watching |
|---|---|
| you | had been watching |
| he/she/it | had been watching |
| we | had been watching |
| you | had been watching |
| they | had been watching |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Past Perfect Progressive
Future progressivefutur progressif
| I | will be watching |
|---|---|
| you | will be watching |
| he/she/it | will be watching |
| we | will be watching |
| you | will be watching |
| they | will be watching |
Pour aller plus loin : Le Future Progressive
Impératif
Imperativeimpératif affirmatif
| you | watch |
|---|---|
| we | let's watch |
Pour aller plus loin : L'impératif
Modes impersonnels
Infinitive and participlesinfinitif, participes, gérondif
| infinitive | watch |
|---|---|
| to-infinitive | to watch |
| -ing form | watching |
| past participle | watched |
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.
We watched the sunset.Nous avons regardé le coucher de soleil.
watched — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
He watches football every weekend.Il regarde le football tous les week-ends.
watches — Present simple · he/she/it
I watch everything with subtitles.Je regarde tout avec les sous-titres.
watch — Present simple · I; Present simple · you
Reading the room is watching three people and not one.Sentir l'ambiance vaut mieux qu'apporter une liste de thèmes.
watching — -ing form
We watched a movie last night.Hier soir, nous avons regardé un film.
watched — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
We watched the film in the living room.Nous avons vu le film au salon.
watched — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
Autres phrases d’exemple
We watched the fireworks from the old ramparts.Nous avons regardé le feu d’artifice depuis les vieux remparts.
Watch your step, the stairs are slippery.Attention à la marche, l’escalier glisse.
Could you watch the little one while I park the car?Tu peux surveiller la petite pendant que je gare la voiture ?
Les erreurs typiques des francophones
Faux In the evening we look TV with the kids.
Juste In the evening we watch TV with the kids.
« Regarder la télé » : pour un écran, un match, un spectacle qu’on suit dans la durée, c’est watch. look désigne un coup d’œil et demande at.
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
- watch out — faire attention
- watch your language — surveiller son langage
- watch over somebody — veiller sur quelqu’un
- watch the clock — regarder sans cesse l’heure
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.