SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS PRESENT

Forme

PRESENT SIMPLE
Affirmation
I look we look
you look you look
he looks they look
she looks
it looks
Négation
I do not look we do not look
you do not look you do not look
he does not look they do not look
she does not look
it does not look
Interrogation
do I look? do we look?
do you look? do you look?
does he look? do they look?
does she look?
does it look?

PRESENT COUTINUOUS
Affirmation
I am looking we are looking
you are looking you are looking
he is looking they are looking
she is looking
it is looking
Négation
I am not looking we are not looking
you are not looking you are not looking
he is not looking they are not looking
she is not looking
it is not looking
Interrogation
am I looking? are we looking?
are you looking? are you looking?
is he looking? are they looking?
is she looking?
is it looking?

 

Emploi Use

Le Présent Continu ou Progressif Present continuous

Le Present Progressive (ou Present Continuous) s'emploie pour parler de : The Present Continuous is used to talk about ...

  • ce qui se passe maintenant : what is happening now
    • Je suis en train de lire une page sur Internet en ce moment. I'm reading a page on the Internet at the moment.
  • ce qui se passe ces temps-ci : what is happening these days
    • Le dollar monte; la valeur de l'euro baisse. The dollar is going up; the value of the Euro is going down.
  • ce que l'on a prévu de faire dans un futur proche : what we have decided to do in the near future
    • Je rends visite à mes parents dimanche prochain. I'm visiting my parents next Sunday.

Present Simple

Le Present Simple s'emploie pour parler de : The Simple Present is used to talk about ...

  • ce qui est toujours vrai : what is always true
    • Le soleil se lève à l'est. The sun rises in the east.
    • L'eau bout à 100°C. Water boils at 100°C.
  • ce qui est habituel : what is usual
    • D'ordinaire, le facteur passe avant midi. The postman usually comes before noon.
  • ce qui est général : what is general
    • En France, on conduit à droite. In France, people drive on the right-hand side of the road.
  • un événement futur programmé (dans un horaire, etc.): a future planned event (e.g. timetable)
    • Mon avion part mercredi à 22 heures. My plane leaves at 10 PM on Wednesday.

Le Present Simple est aussi employé pour les verbes d'état, c'est-à-dire les verbes qui font référence à un état mental, émotionnel, etc. The Simple Present is also used for verbs referring to a state (mental, emotional, appearance ...)

  • états mentaux: mental states : believe (croire), doubt (douter), know (savoir, connaître), think (penser), understand (comprendre):
    • Mary sait taper à la machine. Mary knows how to type.
  • émotions emotions : like, love (aimer), need (avoir besoin), prefer, want (vouloir), wish (souhaiter) :
    • I want to go to New York for my holidays - Je veux aller à New-York pour les vaccances;
  • perceptions : feel (sentir), hear (entendre), see (voir), sound (sonner), smell (sentir), taste (gouter) :
    • Cette pomme a un goût très sucré. This apple tastes very sweet.
    • Son parfum sent bon. Her perfume smells lovely.
  • apparences appearance : look (avoir l'air), seem (sembler) :
    • Le patron a l'air fâché aujourd'hui. The boss looks angry today.

Note the difference between :

Je suis en train de penser à quelque chose. il me vient une idée. I'm thinking about something. (a present mental activity)

La commission pense que le candidat est à la hauteur. The committee think the applicant is up to the job. (a more general and durable opinion

Activities

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