1. Le présent simple
• Il permet d'exprimer une vérité générale, des habitudes, des goûts et des opinions. Souviens-toi du -s à la troisième personne du singulier !
| (+) | (−) | (?) |
|---|---|---|
| sujet + BV + complément I/you/we/they like tea. | sujet + don't + BV + complément I/you/we/they don't like tea. | do + sujet + BV + complément + ? Do I/you/we/they like tea? |
| BV + -s He/she/it likes tea. | doesn't + BV + complément He/she/it doesn't like tea. | does + sujet + BV + complément + ? Does he/she/it like tea? |
• Souviens-toi de ces quelques adverbes de fréquence :
never
seldom (rarely)
sometimes
often
usually
always
seldom (rarely)
sometimes
often
usually
always
2. Le présent be + BV-ing
• Il permet de décrire une action en cours ou une image.
Attention !
Les commentaires sportifs sont faits au présent simple !Le sais-tu ?
Pour les formes négative et interrogative, c'est l'auxiliaire do qui fait tout !- Il se charge de la terminaison à la 3e personne du singulier et devient does.
- Il porte la négation (not).
- Il se déplace dans la phrase pour faire des questions.
| (+) | (-) | (?) |
|---|---|---|
| sujet + be + BV-ing | sujet + be + not + BV-ing | be + sujet + BV-ing + ? |
| I am playing rugby. | I‘m not playing rugby. | Am I playing rugby? |
| He/she/it is playing rugby. | He/she/it isn't playing rugby. | Is he/she/it playing rugby? |
| You/we/they‘re playing rugby. | You/we/they aren't playing rugby. | Are you/we/they playing rugby? |
Exercice n°1
Quelle forme du présent faut-il employer pour décrire une action en cours ?
Coche la bonne réponse.
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Exercice n°2
Conjugue le verbe entre parenthèses.
Écris les réponses dans les zones colorées.
A. My sister her hair every morning. (brush)
B. Mum and Dad are board games with Nana right now. (play)
C. Grandpa is TV in the living room. I can see him. (watch)
D. I at 10 a.m. on Saturdays. (wake)
E. Julie to bed at 9 p.m. (go)
F. My cats dogs! (hate)
G. We board games in the evening. (play)
H. Finally, the sun is again. (shine)
I. Look! Luke is in the garden. (sleep)
Exercice n°3
Dans les phrases suivantes, choisis s'il faut employer do ou be.
Sélectionne la (ou les) bonne(s) réponse(s) dans le texte.
en violet do ou be
A. Sarah is American but she doesn't / isn't live in the USA.
B. Mike is / does doing his homework? No, he isn't / doesn't.
C. He does / is playing with his friends.
D. Are / Do you want a cup of tea?
E. Look! Sandy is / does taking a selfie.
F. Pete is / does like broccoli?
G. You don't / aren't like sweets! I don't / am not believe it!
H. What is / does he doing? He is / does riding his scooter!
I. Do / Are they listening to you? No, they don't / aren't.
