VERB TO BE

POSITIVE NEGATIVE
QUESTION
Long Short Long Short

I am sure. I'm sure. I am not sure. I'm not sure. Am I sure?

You are nice. You're nice. You are not nice. You aren't nice. Are you nice?
Singular

He is late. He's late. He is not late. He isn't late. Is he late?

She is nice. She's nice. She is not nice. She isn't nice. Is she nice?
It is hot. It's hot. It is not hot. It isn't hot. Is it hot?
We are late. We're late. We are not late. We aren't late. Are we late?
Plural

You are nice. You're nice. You are not nice. You aren't nice. Are you nice?

They are late. They're late. They are not late. They aren't late. Are they late?
Sujet Auxiliaire BE conjugué Verbe en -ing Complément

I am talking to you.

You are working a lot.

John is eating your cake.

Le Présent Progressif (Present Continuous) s’emploie pour :

 Des actions qui se déroulent au moment où on parle.

She is preparing dinner. Elle est en train de préparer le dîner.

 Parler de ce qui se passe ces temps-ci.

People are staying at home. Les gens restent à la maison.
Prices are going up and dollar is going down. Les prix montent and le dollar baisse.
 Une action temporaire, qui a une durée limitée.
I’m working in London this week.
Je travaille à Londres cette semaine.

Les descriptions
Jane is wearing black shoes.
Jane a de chaussures noires.
 Parler de ce que l’on a prévu de faire dans un futur proche.
David is coming next weekend.
David vient le week-end prochain.

Une situation qui est en train de changer.

The country is becoming more popular because of its landscapes. Le
pays déviant plus connu en raison de son paysage.
 Sujet Auxiliaire BE conjugué Verbe en -ing Complément

I am talking to you.

Particularités
 Souvent, quand le verbe à l’infinitif finit par consonne--voyelle-consonne, on double la consonne avant
d’ajouter -ING (mais w, y et x ne peuvent être doublés) :
run – running (courir), stop – stopping (s’arreter), (mais : mix - mixing)

 Si le verbe se termine par un « e », celui-ci disparaît (mais pas s’il se termine par ee, oe ou ye) :
come – coming / (mais : agree - agreeing)

 En anglais britannique, la consonne finale « l », si elle se trouve derrière une voyelle, est toujours doublée
(mais pas en anglais américain) :
travel – travelling (anglais britannique) / traveling (anglais américain)
 Si le verbe se termine par « ie », on remplace cette terminaison par y :
lie – lying
 On ajoute NOT à la forme affirmative de BE, pour la forme simple
 Ou on utilise la contraction isn’t, aren’t (sauf avec I’m not).

Sujet Auxiliaire BE conjugué Verbe en -ing Complément

I am talking to you.

You are working a lot.

John is eating your cake.

 On met le verbe « be » conjugué avant le sujet.

Sujet Auxiliaire BE conjugué Verbe en -ing Complément

Auxiliaire BE conjugué sujet verbe en -ing complément

Are you working a lot?

What are you doing?

Resumé :

Le Présent Progressif (Present Continuous) s’emploie pour :

 Des actions qui se déroulent au moment où on parle.

She is preparing dinner. Elle est en train de préparer le dîner.
 Une action temporaire, qui a une durée limitée.
I’m working 8 hours per day this week.
 Les descriptions
Jane is wearing black shoes.

Sujet Auxiliaire BE conjugué Verbe en -ing Complément

I am talking to you.
 Sujet Auxiliaire BE conjugué Verbe en -ing Complément

I am talking to you.

You are working a lot.

John is eating your cake.

 On met le verbe « be » conjugué avant le sujet.

Auxiliaire BE conjugué sujet verbe en -ing complément

Are you working a lot?

What are you doing?

I am feeling………
Actions répétées ou habituelles = présent simple
I eat hamburgers at weekends.
Change these sentences into the present continuous.
Change these sentences into the present continuous.

The girls is kissing her mother. The cats are sleeping.

The man is sitting near the pool. The dog is waiting for his owner.

The woman is smelling her clothes. An airplane is flying in the sky.

Make these sentences into questions and change their verbs into present continuous tense.
The first one is done for you.
The man is sitting near the pool. The dog is waiting for his owner.

The woman is smelling her clothes. An airplane is flying in the sky.

Is the man sitting near the pool? Is the dog waiting for his owner?

Is the woman smelling her clothes? Is an airplane flying in the sky?

 am
was
is

are were
I am talking to you. You are working a lot.
I was talking to you. You were working a lot.
Je vous envoie aussi une vidéo très intéressant à ce sujet :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELLCFbomiio&t=787s
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/grammar-practice/present-simple-and-present-continuous

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/present-progressive-1