| Francais | Anglais | Prononciation | Exemple |
| preterit simple | simple past / preterite | SIM-pl PAST | I worked yesterday. |
| preterit en be-ing | past continuous | PAST kon-TI-niou-eus | I was working at 8 pm. |
| present parfait | present perfect | PRE-zent PEUR-fekt | I have worked here for 5 years. |
| present parfait continu | present perfect continuous | PEUR-fekt kon-TI-niou-eus | I have been working all morning. |
| plus-que-parfait | past perfect | PAST PEUR-fekt | I had finished before he arrived. |
| plus-que-parfait continu | past perfect continuous | PAST PEUR-fekt kon-TI-niou-eus | I had been waiting for an hour. |
| hier | yesterday | YES-teur-dey | I called you yesterday. |
| la semaine derniere | last week | LAST OUIK | We met last week. |
| il y a 3 jours | 3 days ago | TZRI DEYZ a-GO | I started 3 days ago. |
| depuis 5 ans | for 5 years | FOR FAIV YERZ | I have lived here for 5 years. |
| depuis 2020 | since 2020 | SINS TOU-tzaouz-and TOU-en-ti | I have worked since 2020. |
| deja | already | OL-re-di | I have already finished. |
| encore (negation) | yet | YET | I have not finished yet. |
| jamais | never | NE-veur | I have never been to London. |
| toujours | ever | E-veur | Have you ever been to Paris? |
| recemment | recently | RI-sent-li | I have recently changed jobs. |
| au moment ou | when | OUEN | When I arrived, he had left. |
| pendant que | while | OUAIL | I was reading while she cooked. |
| au cours de | during | DIOU-ring | During the meeting, I took notes. |
| avant que | before | bi-FOR | I had eaten before he came. |
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| Erreur | Correction | Pourquoi |
| Calque litteral du francais | Adapter au contexte anglais | L anglais privilegie le concret, le francais l abstrait |
| Confondre UK et US | Choisir une variete et la maintenir | I have just eaten (UK) / I just ate (US) |
| Negliger la prononciation | Ecouter et repeter 3 fois | L oral est evalue dans 80 % des entretiens |
| Liste sans contexte | Toujours en phrase complete | La memoire est contextuelle, pas alphabetique |