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Le présent en be + -ing

autrefois appelé "présent continu"/"présent progressif"

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- What are they doing? (Que sont-ils en train de faire?)
- They are playing football. (Ils jouent au football).

Principal emploi: action en cours au moment où l'on parle.

Syntaxe: Auxiliaire BE (conjugué au présent) + Verbe en -ing
Exemple:
I am playing football.
You are playing football.
He/She/It is playing football.
We are playing football.
You are playing football.
They are playing football.

 

Négation: I am not playing football, you are not playing football...

Question: Am I playing football? Are you playing football? Is he playing football? ...

Réponses:
Are they playing football?

Réponses longues: Yes, they're playing football. No, they aren't playing football.
Réponse courte: Yes, they are. No, they aren't.

TEST - Mettre le verbe au présent en BE + -ING

1. They ........................ (study) at the moment.
2. She ........................ TV.
3. What ........................ (you/read) at the moment?
4. I ........................ (cook) dinner tonight. Would you like to come?
5. It ........................ (work). I think it's broken.
6. He ........................ (learn) German for his job.

REPONSES 1. are studying | 2. She is watching TV. | 3. What are you reading at the moment? | 4. I am cooking | 5. It is not working | 6. He is learning