Conjugaison

Refer to

faire référence à

Verbe régulier, verbe à particule.

Se conjugue comme prefer, occur, transfer, spar, char up, concur with

  • Verbe à particule : to

    Seul refer se conjugue ; to ne change pas : referred to, referred to.

À l’oral, les auxiliaires se contractent : I’m, he’s, we’re, I’ve, I’ll, I’d.

Grand débutant

De quoi parler du présent, du passé et de tes projets, et donner des consignes.

  1. Present simple

    Les habitudes, les faits et ce qui est vrai en général. Pour la négation et la question, on ajoute do ou does : I don't refer to, he doesn't refer to.

    1. I / you / we / they refer to
    2. he / she / it refers to

  2. Present continuous

    Ce qui se passe maintenant, et les projets déjà organisés : we’re leaving tomorrow.

    1. I am referring to
    2. you / we / they are referring to
    3. he / she / it is referring to

  3. Past simple

    Une action terminée à un moment du passé : yesterday, in 2020. Pour la négation et la question, on ajoute did : I didn't refer to.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they referred to

  4. Future with going to

    Les projets, les intentions, et ce qu’on voit venir : it’s going to rain.

    1. I am going to refer to
    2. you / we / they are going to refer to
    3. he / she / it is going to refer to

  5. Imperative

    Ordres, conseils et consignes. Let’s propose de le faire ensemble. À la forme négative : don't refer to.

    1. (you) refer to
    2. let's refer to
DébutantLes expériences, ce que tu étais en train de faire, et le futur avec will.Present perfect · Past continuous · Future with willAfficher aussi les temps du niveau Débutant (3)

  1. Present perfect

    Le passé lié au présent : expériences, nouvelles, et ce qui a commencé avant et dure encore : I’ve lived here for two years.

    1. I / you / we / they have referred to
    2. he / she / it has referred to

  2. Past continuous

    Une action en cours à un moment du passé, souvent interrompue : I was cooking when you called.

    1. I / he / she / it was referring to
    2. you / we / they were referring to

  3. Future with will

    Prévisions, promesses, offres et décisions prises sur le moment : I’ll help you.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will refer to
IntermédiaireDepuis combien de temps, le passé d’avant le passé, et ce qui arriverait.Present perfect continuous · Past perfect · Future continuous · Conditional · Conditional perfectAfficher aussi les temps du niveau Intermédiaire (5)

  1. Present perfect continuous

    Une activité qui dure du passé jusqu’à maintenant, et sa durée : I’ve been waiting for an hour.

    1. I / you / we / they have been referring to
    2. he / she / it has been referring to

  2. Past perfect

    Le passé d’avant un autre moment passé : when I arrived, the train had left.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had referred to

  3. Future continuous

    Une action en cours à un moment du futur : this time tomorrow, I’ll be flying.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will be referring to

  4. Conditional

    Ce qui arriverait dans une situation imaginée, et les demandes polies : if I had time, I would help.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would refer to

  5. Conditional perfect

    Ce qui serait arrivé, mais n’est pas arrivé : if I had known, I would have come.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have referred to
AvancéCe qui se sera passé, et les temps continus plus longs.Past perfect continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous · Conditional continuous · Conditional perfect continuousAfficher aussi les temps du niveau Avancé (5)

  1. Past perfect continuous

    Une activité qui durait jusqu’à un moment passé : she was tired because she had been running.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had been referring to

  2. Future perfect

    Une action terminée avant un moment futur : by Friday, I’ll have finished.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have referred to

  3. Future perfect continuous

    La durée qu’aura eue une activité à un moment futur : in June, I’ll have been working here for a year.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have been referring to

  4. Conditional continuous

    Une action qui serait en cours dans une situation imaginée : if I were rich, I would be traveling now.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would be referring to

  5. Conditional perfect continuous

    Une activité qui aurait duré dans un passé imaginé : without the rain, we would have been playing outside.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have been referring to