Le verbe drive en anglais : conjugaison, définition, synonymes et expressions

Vous allez dĂ©couvrir en dĂ©tails la conjugaison de drive en anglais, ainsi que ses multiples dĂ©finitions, ses synonymes, ses phrasal verbs, et les expressions oĂč ce mot apparait !

Tableaux de conjugaison de drive en anglais

Conjugaison du verbe drive Ă  l’indicatif

Le verbe drive au present simple

  • I drive
  • You drive
  • He/she/it drives
  • We drive
  • You drive
  • They drive

Le verbe drive au present continuous

  • I am driving
  • You are driving
  • He/she/it is driving
  • We are driving
  • You are driving
  • They are driving

Le verbe drive past simple

  • I drove
  • You drove
  • He/she/it drove
  • We drove
  • You drove
  • They drove

Le verbe drive au past continuous

  • I was driving
  • You were driving
  • He/she/it was driving
  • We were driving
  • You were driving
  • They were driving

Le verbe drive au present perfect

  • I have driven
  • You have driven
  • He/she/it has driven
  • We have driven
  • You have driven
  • They have driven

Le verbe drive au present perfect continuous

  • I have been driving
  • You have been driving
  • He/she/it has been driving
  • We have been driving
  • You have been driving
  • They have been driving

Le verbe drive au past perfect

  • I had driven
  • You had driven
  • He/she/it had driven
  • We had driven
  • You had driven
  • They had driven

Le verbe drive au past perfect continuous

  • I had been driving
  • You had been driving
  • He/she/it had been driving
  • We had been driving
  • You had been driving
  • They had been driving

Le verbe drive au future

  • I will drive
  • You will drive
  • He/she/it will drive
  • We will drive
  • You will drive
  • They will drive

Le verbe drive au future continuous

  • I will be driving
  • You will be driving
  • He/she/it will be driving
  • We will be driving
  • You will be driving
  • They will be driving

Le verbe drive au future perfect

  • I will have driven
  • You will have driven
  • He/she/it will have driven
  • We will have driven
  • You will have driven
  • They will have driven

Le verbe drive au future perfect continuous

  • I will have been driving
  • You will have been driving
  • He/she/it will have been driving
  • We will have been driving
  • You will have been driving
  • They will have been driving

Conjugaison du verbe drive au conditionnel

Le verbe drive au conditional present

  • I would drive
  • You would drive
  • He/she/it would drive
  • We would drive
  • You would drive
  • They would drive

Le verbe drive au conditional present continuous

  • I would be driving
  • You would be driving
  • He/she/it would be driving
  • We would be driving
  • You would be driving
  • They would be driving

Le verbe drive au conditional perfect

  • I would have driven
  • You would have driven
  • He/she/it would have driven
  • We would have driven
  • You would have driven
  • They would have driven

Le verbe drive au conditional perfect continuous

  • I would have been driving
  • You would have been driving
  • He/she/it would have been driving
  • We would have been driving
  • You would have been driving
  • They would have been driving

Les autres formes

L’infinitif de drive

  • to drive

Participe présent de drive

  • driving

Participe passé de drive

  • driven

L’impĂ©ratif de drive

  • drive
  • let’s drive

DĂ©finition de drive en anglais

Que veut dire le verbe drive en anglais ?

Le Cambridge Dictionary donne plusieurs dĂ©finitions du verbe drive.

Penchons-nous sur les principales :

1. To move or travel on land in a motor vehicle, especially as the person controlling the vehicle’s movement

My boyfriend doesn’t know how to drive.
→ Mon copain ne sait pas conduire.

2. To force someone or something to go somewhere or do something

The firemen drove the crowd out and extinguished the flames.
→ Les pompiers ont fait sortir les gens et Ă©teint le feu.

3. To force someone or something into a particular state, often an unpleasant one

The leaders drove the country to ruin.
→ Les dirigeants ont conduit le pays Ă  sa perte.

4. To provide the power to keep a machine working, or to make something happen

The belt drives the pulley.
→ La courroie entraine la poulie.

5. If you drive a ball, especially in golf or baseball, you hit it hard so that it travels a long way

The golfer drove the ball over the hill.
→ Le golfeur a envoyĂ© la balle par-dessus la colline.

Pour accĂ©der Ă  l’intĂ©gralitĂ© de la page du Cambridge Dictionary, cliquez ici !

Les phrasal verbs avec drive 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 trois phrasal verbs formĂ©s sur le verbe drive :

  • drive away â†’ partir (en voiture)
  • drive by â†’ passer devant (dans un vĂ©hicule)
  • drive in â†’ y aller en voiture
  • drive into something â†’ foncer dans quelque chose, rentrer dans quelque chose (en voiture)
  • drive off â†’ s’éloigner (en voiture)
  • drive somebody to do something â†’ pousser/encourager quelqu’un Ă  faire quelque chose
  • drive somebody to something â†’ pousser quelqu’un Ă  quelque chose
  • drive something down â†’ faire baisser
  • drive something forward â†’ pousser en avant, faire avancer
  • drive something into something â†’ enfoncer quelque chose dans quelque chose
  • drive something up â†’ faire grimper (les prix)

Les synonymes de drive en anglais

En fonction du contexte, vous pouvez remplacer le verbe to drive par l’un des verbes suivants :

  • accompany â†’ accompagner
  • motor â†’ rouler (dans une voiture)
  • propel â†’ propulser
  • ride â†’ aller quelque part en moto, Ă  vĂ©lo…
  • speed â†’ aller Ă  toute vitesse, faire un excĂšs de vitesse
  • steer â†’ conduire, piloter
  • take â†’ transporter
  • throw â†’ jeter
  • travel → voyager

Expressions avec drive en anglais

  • drink and drive â†’ conduire en Ă©tat d’Ă©briĂ©tĂ©/d’ivresse
  • drive a bargain â†’ nĂ©gocier, marchander
  • drive a hard bargain â†’ ĂȘtre dur en affaires, ne rien lĂącher
  • drive a wedge between somebody and somebody â†’ monter quelqu’un contre quelqu’un
  • drive at something â†’ vouloir en venir quelque part
  • drive-by (aux États-Unis) â†’ tentative d’assassinat par arme Ă  feu depuis une voiture
  • drive safely! â†’ sois prudent sur la route !/rentre bien ! (se dit Ă  quelqu’un qui repart envoiture)
  • drive somebody crazy/mad â†’ rendre fou
  • drive somebody out of his/her mind â†’ faire perdre la tĂȘte Ă  quelqu’un
  • drive somebody round the bend â†’ rendre dingue (familier)
  • drive somebody to despair â†’ dĂ©sespĂ©rer quelqu’un
  • drive somebody up the wall â†’ rendre chĂšvre
  • drive-in (aux États-Unis) → restaurant avec service au volant
  • sex drive â†’ dĂ©sir sexuel, libido

À l’instar de to drink, to choose, to teach, to read et to keep, to drive est un verbe irrĂ©gulier. Il faut donc faire particuliĂšrement attention aux formes du passĂ©.

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