Il existe deux présents en anglais :
Le présent progressif
Il s'utilise pour des actions en train de se faire.
Il se forme à l'aide de : 'BE' au présent + verbe en 'ING'.
Exemple : *Look ! She is watching television. *We are reading a book, now. *Is she watching television ? *Are you reading a book now ? *She isn't watching television. *No, we aren't reading a book now.
Il s'utilise avec les expressions de temps suivantes : now, today, at the moment.
Le présent simple
Il s'utilise pour des actions habituelles, fréquentes, générales.Il se forme à l'aide de l'auxiliaire 'Do' et de la base verbale.
A la forme affirmative, on utilise :''' I watch, you watch, she watch'es', you read, he read's'.
A la forme négative, on utilise : les auxiliaires 'DON'T' et 'DOESN'T' + base verbale.
Exemple : *I don't play football on Mondays *he doesn't watch television at home.
A la forme interrogative, on utilise : l'auxiliaire 'DO' ou 'DOES' + Sujet + base verbale.
Exemple : *Do you go to school by car ? *Does she do her homework every day ?
Le présent simple s'utilise avec les expressions de temps suivantes : every day,every week, every month, on Mondays, on Tuesdays etc…
Exercice n°1
Trouve le bon verbe.
She … the piano every day.(plays) *is playing *play *plays
They … to records now.(aren't listening) *don't listen *aren't listening *isn't listening
Peter … to the cinema every week.(goes) *go *gos *goes
My parents … the newspaper in the morning.(read) *read *are reading *is read
The boy … his bike.(is riding) *ride *is riding *are riding
Sarah and Tom … in Paris.(work) *are working *work *is work
My father … dinner, today.(is cooking) *cooks *is cooking *cook
Exercice n°2
Remets les éléments dans l'ordre.
work drive mother My doesn't to.
We our school homework after do .
they Look, doing are the up washing.
My tests don't give week teachers us every.
Tom lives in a nice house .
my Listen,singing father is in bathroom the .
is writing She to friend her .
Exercice n°3
Donne la bonne expression de temps.
…, we brush our teeth.(Every morning) *Today *Every morning *Now
She is playing the guitar ….(today) *every day *today *on Fridays
…, I go to the swimming pool.(On Wednesdays) *Tonight *On Wednesdays *Today
…, they are listening to records.(Now) *Every evening *Now *In the afternoon
My teachers give us some homework ….(every day) *today *every day *now
…, Paul is singing in the bathroom(At the moment) *At the moment *Every morning *On Sundays
My parents don't work ….(on Sundays) *on Sundays *now *at the moment
Reponses
'Ex1:'
plays,aren't listening,goes,read,is riding,work,is cooking.
'Ex2:'
My mother doesn't drive to work.
We do our homework after school.
Look, they are doing the washing up.
Myvteachers don't give us tests every week.
Tom lives in a nice house.
Listen, my father is singing in the bathroom.
She is writing to her friend.
'Ex3'
Every morning,today,On Wednesdays,Now,every day,At the moment,on Sundays.
