| Présent | Passé | |
| Aspect simple | Présent simple | Prétérit simple |
| Aspect be + V-ing | Présent be +V-ing (parfois appelé présent progressif ou continu) | Prétérit be + V-ing (parfois appelé prétérit progressif ou prétérit continu) |
| Aspect have + V-en | Present perfect | Pluperfect (ou past perfect) |
| Aspect have been V-ing | Present perfect progressif (ou continu) | Pluperfect progressif (ou continu) |
| Temps | Aspect |
| présent | simple |
| Forme affirmative | Forme négative | Forme interrogative |
| I / You / We / They play football. | I / You / We / They don’t play football. | Do I / you / we / they play football? |
| He / She / It plays football | He / She / It doesn’t play football | Does he / she / it play football? |
| Temps | Aspect |
| présent | be + V-ing |
| Forme affirmative | Forme négative | Forme interrogative |
| I am walking in the street. | I am not walking in the street. | Am I walking in the street? |
| You are telling the truth. | You are not telling the truth. | Are you telling the truth? |
| He is calling his best friend. | She is not calling her best friend. | Is it working properly? |
| We are working on our presentation. | We are not working on our presentation. | Are we working on our presentation? |
| You are running a marathon. | You are not running a marathon. | Are you running a marathon? |
| They are dancing salsa. | They are not dancing salsa | Are they dancing salsa? |
| Temps | Aspect |
| présent | have + V-en |
| Forme affirmative | Forme négative | Forme interrogative |
| I / You / We / They have finished building this cabin. | I / You / We / They have not finished building this cabin. | Have I / you / we / they finished building this cabin? |
| He has taken his bag. | She has not taken her bag. | Have they taken their bags? |
| Temps | Aspect |
| passé | simple |
| Forme affirmative | Forme négative | Forme interrogative |
| I / You / He / She / It / We / They browsed the web. | I / You / He / She / It / We / They didn’t browse the web. | Did I / You / He / She / It / We / They browse the web? |
| Temps | Aspect |
| présent | be + V-ing |
| Forme affirmative | Forme négative | Forme interrogative |
| I was walking in the street. | I was not walking in the street. | Was I walking in the street? |
| You were telling the truth. | You were not telling the truth. | Were you telling the truth? |
| He was calling his best friend. | She was not calling her best friend. | Was it working properly? |
| We were working on our presentation. | We were not working on our presentation. | Were we working on our presentation? |
| You were running a marathon. | You were not running a marathon. | Were you running a marathon? |
| They were dancing salsa. | They were not dancing salsa | Were they dancing salsa? |
| Temps | Aspect |
| passé | have + V-en |
| Forme affirmative | Forme négative | Forme interrogative |
| I / You / He / She / It / We / They had eaten before going out. | I / You / He / She / It / We / They had not eaten before going out. | Had I / you / he / she / it / we / they eaten before going out? |
| Présent | Prétérit | ||
| Affirmatif | I / You / We / They | do | did |
| He / She / It | does | ||
| Négatif | I / You / We / They | do not / don’t | did not / didn’t |
| He / She / It | does not / doesn’t |
| Présent | Passé (Prétérit) | ||
| Affirmatif | I | am / ’m | was |
| He / She / It | is / ’s | was | |
| We / You / They | are / ‘re | were | |
| Négatif | I | am not / ’m not | was not / wasn’t |
| He / She / It | is not / isn’t / ’s not | was not / wasn’t | |
| We / You / They | are not / aren’t / ’re not | were not / weren’t |
| Présent | Passé (Prétérit) | ||
| Affirmatif | I / You / We / They | have / ‘ve | had |
| He / She / It | has / ‘s | ||
| Négatif | I / You / We / They | have not / haven’t / ‘ve not | had not / hadn’t |
| He / She / It | has not / hasn’t / ‘s not |
| Look | Give | Get | |
| pas de particule | avoir l’air | donner | obtenir |
| up | chercher / regarder vers le haut | abandonner | se lever |
| in | regarder à l’intérieur | céder | entrer |
| away | détourner le regard | trahir | s’échapper |