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Tableaux de conjugaison de catch en anglais
Conjugaison du verbe catch à l’indicatif
Le verbe catch au present simple
- I catch
- You catch
- He/she/it catches
- We catch
- You catch
- They catch
Le verbe catch au present continuous
- I am catching
- You are catching
- He/she/it is catching
- We are catching
- You are catching
- They are catching
Le verbe catch past simple
- I caught
- You caught
- He/she/it caught
- We caught
- You caught
- They caught
Le verbe catch au past continuous
- I was catching
- You were catching
- He/she/it was catching
- We were catching
- You were catching
- They were catching
Le verbe catch au present perfect
- I have caught
- You have caught
- He/she/it has caught
- We have caught
- You have caught
- They have caught
Le verbe catch au present perfect continuous
- I have been catching
- You have been catching
- He/she/it has been catching
- We have been catching
- You have been catching
- They have been catching
Le verbe catch au past perfect
- I had caught
- You had caught
- He/she/it had caught
- We had caught
- You had caught
- They had caught
Le verbe catch au past perfect continuous
- I had been catching
- You had been catching
- He/she/it had been catching
- We had been catching
- You had been catching
- They had been catching
Le verbe catch au future
- I will catch
- You will catch
- He/she/it will catch
- We will catch
- You will catch
- They will catch
Le verbe catch au future continuous
- I will be catching
- You will be catching
- He/she/it will be catching
- We will be catching
- You will be catching
- They will be catching
Le verbe catch au future perfect
- I will have caught
- You will have caught
- He/she/it will have caught
- We will have caught
- You will have caught
- They will have caught
Le verbe catch au future perfect continuous
- I will have been catching
- You will have been catching
- He/she/it will have been catching
- We will have been catching
- You will have been catching
- They will have been catching
Conjugaison du verbe catch au conditionnel
Le verbe catch au conditional present
- I would catch
- You would catch
- He/she/it would catch
- We would catch
- You would catch
- They would catch
Le verbe catch au conditional present continuous
- I would be catching
- You would be catching
- He/she/it would be catching
- We would be catching
- You would be catching
- They would be catching
Le verbe catch au conditional perfect
- I would have caught
- You would have caught
- He/she/it would have caught
- We would have caught
- You would have caught
- They would have caught
Le verbe catch au conditional perfect continuous
- I would have been catching
- You would have been catching
- He/she/it would have been catching
- We would have been catching
- You would have been catching
- They would have been catching
Les autres formes
L’infinitif de catch
- to catch
Participe présent de catch
- catching
Participe passé de catch
- caught
L’impĂ©ratif de catch
- catch
- let’s catch
Note : to catch est un verbe irrégulier. Découvrez tous les autres verbes irréguliers anglais.
Définition de catch en anglais
Que veut dire le verbe catch en anglais ?
Le Cambridge Dictionary donne plusieurs définitions du verbe catch.
Penchons-nous sur les principales :
1. To take hold of something, especially something that is moving through the air
If you throw the ball, I’ll catch it. → Si tu lances la balle, je l’attraperai.
2. To find and stop a person or animal that is trying to escape
Catch me if you can! → Attrape-moi si tu peux !
3. To discover, see, or realize something, especially someone doing something wrong
The teacher caught them cheating. → Le professeur les a surpris en train de tricher.
4. To make someone notice something and feel interested
The book cover caught my attention. → La couverture du livre a attiré mon attention.
5. To travel or be able to travel on an aircraft, train, bus, etc.
If you hurry, you can catch the bus. → Si tu te dépêches, tu peux attraper le bus.
6. To get an illness, especially one caused by bacteria or a virus
Zip your coat or you will catch the flu! → Ferme ton manteau ou tu vas attraper la grippe !
7. To manage to hear or see something, so you understand or remember it
Did you catch what she was saying? → Est-ce que tu as compris ce qu’elle a dit ?
8. To go to a place in order to see or watch something, such as a film or show
She returned home to catch the news. → Elle est rentrée pour regarder les infos.
9. To stick somewhere, or to make something stick somewhere
The ship got caught in the ice. → Le bateau est resté coincé dans la glace.
10. To hit something, especially without intending to
His foot caught the desk behind him. → Il s’est cognĂ© le pied contre le bureau derrière lui.
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Les phrasal verbs avec catch en anglais
Rappel : les phrasal verbs (ou “verbes Ă particule”) sont des verbes qui, lorsqu’ils sont suivis d’un autre mot (la particule), voient leur sens initial complĂ©tĂ© ou modifiĂ©.
Il existe deux phrasal verbs formés sur le verbe catch :
- catch on → piger ou devenir à la mode (familier)
- catch somebody out → prendre quelqu’un sur le fait (familier)
- catch up → rattraper son retard ou se voir, discuter (familier)
- catch up with somebody → prendre des nouvelles de quelqu’un (familier)
Les synonymes de catch en anglais
En fonction du contexte, vous pouvez remplacer le verbe to catch par l’un des verbes suivants :
- arrest → arrêter
- capture → capturer
- clench → saisir, agripper
- clutch → empoigner, agripper
- detect → détecter
- grab → saisir, agripper
- intercept → intercepter
- seize → saisir, empoigner
- spot → repérer
- take → prendre
Expressions avec catch en anglais
- catch 22 → cercle vicieux, situation inextricable
- catch hell (anglais américain) → se prendre un savon, se faire remonter les bretelles (familier)
- catch phrase → slogan
- catch somebody flat-footed → prendre quelqu’un au dépourvu
- catch somebody off guard → prendre quelqu’un par surprise
- catch somebody red handed → prendre quelqu’un la main dans le sac, en flagrant délit
- catch somebody unawares → prendre quelqu’un de court
- catch somebody’s attention → attirer l’attention de quelqu’un
- catch somebody’s eye → attirer le regard de quelqu’un
- catch wind of something → avoir vent de quelque chose (familier)
- catch-as-catch-can (adjectif) → avec les moyens du bord
- play catch-up → se mettre à la page (familier)
Comme buy, tell, run, know et feed, to catch est aussi un verbe irrégulier. Vous devez donc particulièrement faire attention aux terminaisons du passé.


