Dire - Raconter en anglais - Comment conjuguer le verbe "to tell" | How to conjugate the verb "to tell"
"To tell" signifie "dire" et "raconter".
"Tell" est un verbe irrégulier, ce qui signifie que l'on ne peut pas ajouter la terminaison "ed" pour former le prétérit. to tell - told (p) - told (pp)
En français, vous dites quelque chose à quelqu'un. En anglais, avec le verbe "to tell" la préposition "à" ne se traduit pas. You tell someone something. -> I told my teacher [that] I didn't do my homework. -> I need to tell Sam that I can't go to his party. |
You can tell a story, a tale (un comte).
-> Let me tell you about the story of Robin Hood. -> This is the tale of Sleeping Beauty. Once upon a time (il était une fois...) You can tell a lie. I told my mom I was at school but I went to skate park instead. You tell someone to do something or not to do something. ->I tell you to be quiet. ->I told you to do your homework yesterday. ->They told us to go back home. |
how to tell when to use TO or for | Quand utiliser les prépositions TO or for
In English
TO (movement, direction, destination, cause, effect)
After an action verb, the Preposition "TO" is used to express
This was sent TO my mother yesterday We went TO the movies Please send it back TO me as soon as possible (ASAP).
I am writing to you in response TO your ad I need some pepper TO spice this dish up. Tricky verbs and exceptions
To send for someone.
This is for John.
What did you do for him? Qu'est-ce que tu as fait pour lui?
"To go to" signifie aller à, vers, se diriger, se rendre à Cependant le "à" ne se traduit pas dans les cas suivants:
FOR (purpose, time, duration)
The preposition "For" is used to indicate
I baked a cake FOR your birthday She has been studying hard FOR her finals
We feel deeply sorry for your loss
I've been waiting for over an hour. |
In French
TO (mouvement, vers, direction, cause/effet)
Avant un verbe la préposition TO s'emploie pour:
Après un verbe la préposition TO s'emploie pour:
I am going TO the theater (Je vais au théatre) I'm going TO Paris (je vais à Paris) I'm taking the train TO Paris. (NOT FOR Paris) (je me rends à paris) FOR (but, raison et durée)
Ex: I bought this present FOR you. I bought this present FOR my mom. This letter has just arrived FOR Jack. Attention: Si le but ou l'intention sont une action (et donc un verbe) il faut utiliser TO Ex: I bought ths present TO give it to my mom. This letter was sent TO Jack. I intend TO attend this meeting.
I have been working for two hours and I still haven't finished (completed) my task.
To look for: chercher quelque chose ou quelqu'un Ex: I'm looking for my keys To look to: chercher à (faire quelque chose) ex: I'm looking to buy an ancient book on witchcraft. To look up to : admirer quelqu'un I look up to you. You're my role model. |