Present Simple

Mrs ARBEX
LE PRÉSENT SIMPLE EST UTILISÉ:
 pour exprimer des habitudes, des vérités générales, des actions répétées ou des situations immuables, des
émotions et des désirs :
I eat vegetables. (habitude)
I work in London. (situation immuable)
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. (vérité générale)

 pour donner des instructions ou des directives :

You walk for two hundred meters, then you turn left.

 pour exprimer des dispositions fixes, présentes ou futures :

Your exam starts at 09.00.

SOME SIGNAL WORDS: sometimes, usually, never, this week, everyday, every weekend…
 Affirmative
I (Je)
You (Tu)
We (Nous) love
You (Vous)
They (Ils, elles)

To love (aimer) I work everyday. I have a dog.

To work (travailler)
To have (avoir)
You work everyday. You have a dog.
To live (habiter, vivre) We work everyday. We have a dog.
To go (aller) You work everyday. You have a dog.
To wash (laver) They work everyday. They have a dog.
To drive (conduire)
 Affirmative : 3rd person sing

He (Il)
She (Elle) loves
It (Cela, il, elle) verbe + s

Attention aux verbes qui finissent par :

-S => to pass
-O => to go
-X => to fix
-Z => to buzz
-H => to wash
Il faut ajouter –es à la troisième personne du singulier

He passes, she goes, he fixes, it buzzes, she washes

 Affirmative : 3rd person sing

He (Il)
She (Elle) loves
It (Cela, il, elle) verbe + s

Pour les verbes se terminant par –y : Verbe to have :

« Y » précédé d’une voyelle = +S
(to play = He plays) I have
« Y » précédé d’une consonne = IES (à la He has
place de –ys) à la 3ème personne du
singulier.
(to try = He tries)
 Affirmative
Affirmative : 3rd person sing
I (Je)
You (Tu)
We (Nous) He (Il)
love She (Elle) loves
You (Vous)
It (Cela, il, elle) verbe + s
They (Ils, elles)

Attention aux verbes qui finissent par :

-S => to pass
-O => to go
-X => to fix
-Z => to buzz
-H => to wash
Il faut ajouter –es à la troisième personne du singulier

He passes, she goes, he fixes, it buzzes, she washes

 Affirmative Interrogative
I (Je)
DO + sujet + verbe
You (Tu)
We (Nous) love
You (Vous) DO you work in Metz?

They (Ils, elles)

DO you speak English?

DO you have a dog?
DO they live in Metz?
DO we have English class today?
What do you want?
How do you go to school?
 Sujet + verbe

Yes, I work in Metz.

DO + sujet + verbe

DO you work in Metz?

Sujet + do not + verbe

I don’t work in Metz.

 do not = don’t
 Affirmative Negative
I (Je)
Sujet + do not + verbe
You (Tu)
We (Nous) love
You (Vous) I don’t work in Metz.
They (Ils, elles)  do not = don’t

I don’t speak Japanese.

You don’t have a dog.
They don’t live in Metz.
We don’t have English class today.
 Affirmative
He, she, it loves
(il, elle, cela) verbe+s

L’auxiliaire « do » est comme un aimant : il va prendre le « s » qui était avec le verbe !

Interrogative Negative
DOES + sujet + verbe sans s Sujet + does not + verbe sans s

Does she work in Metz? She doesn’t work in Metz.

 does not = doesn’t

 Affirmative Interrogative Negative
I (Je)
DO + sujet + verbe Sujet + do not + verbe
You (Tu)
We (Nous) love
You (Vous) DO you work in Metz? I don’t work in Metz.
They (Ils, elles)  do not = don’t

He, she, it loves DOES + sujet + verbe sans s Sujet + does not + verbe sans s
(il, elle, cela) verbe+s
Does she work in Metz? She doesn’t work in Metz.

 does not = doesn’t

1-Affirmative (adverb): I, we, they
2-Negative: I, we, they
3-Affirmative: he, she, it
4-Negative: he, she, it
5-Question: he, she, it
6-You choose!
 Affirmative Negative Questions
I (Je) I sleep. I don't (do not) sleep. Do I sleep?

You (Tu) You sleep. You don't sleep. Do you sleep?

He, She , It She sleeps. She doesn't sleep Does she sleep?
(il, elle, cela)

We (Nous) We sleep. We don't sleep. Do we sleep?

You (Vous) You sleep. You don't sleep. Do you sleep?

They (Ils, elles) They sleep. They don't sleep. Do they sleep?
Let’s practice!

1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs:

a) I .................... to school at 7 p.m. every Monday. (go)
b) You ................ a new car every year. (buy)
c) She ................ hamburger every Wednesday. (eat)
d) He ................. near here. (live)
e) It ................... a lot during the summer. (rain)
f) We ................. two hours every day. (drive)
g) They .............. in the centre. (work)
h) My son .......... to work with me. (go)
i) My friend ....... near my house. (work)
j) I …………………… a cat. (have)
k) David…………… a cat. (have)
Let’s practice!

1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs:

a) I go to school at 7 p.m. every Monday. (go)
b) You buy a new car every year. (buy)
c) She eats hamburger every Wednesday. (eat)
d) He lives near here. (live)
e) It rains a lot during the summer. (rain)
f) We drive two hours every day. (drive)
g) They work in the centre. (work)
h) My son goes to work with me. (go)
i) My friend works near my house. (work)
j) I have a cat. (have)
k) David has a cat. (have)
2. Make the questions using the following words:

a) You study at CFA.

b) They have a beautiful car.
c) She lives in Metz.
d)They work at a Pastry Shop.
e)He likes his job.
f) My mother has a red car.
g)We go to school by bus today.
2. Make the questions using the following words:

a) You study at CFA. Do you study at CFA?

b) They have a beautiful car. Do they have a beautiful car?
c) She lives in Metz. Does she live in Metz?
d)They work at a Pastry Shop. Do they work at a Pastry Shop?
e)He likes his job. Does he like his job?
f) My mother has a red car. Does my mother have a red
car?
g)We go to school by bus today. Do we go to school by bus
3. Change the sentences into the negative form:
a) I go to school at 7 p.m. every Monday.
b) You buy a new car every year.
c) She eats hamburger every Wednesday.
d) He lives near here.
e) It rains a lot during the summer.
f) We drive two hours every day.
g) They work in the centre.
h) My son goes to work with me.
i) My friend works near my house.
j) I have a cat.
k) David has a cat.
a) I don’t go to school at 7 p.m.
b) You don’t buy a new car every year.
c) She doesn’t eat hamburger every Wednesday.
d) He doesn’t live near here.
e) It doesn’t rain a lot during the summer.
f) We don’t drive two hours every day.
g) They don’t work in the centre.
h) My son doesn’t go to work with me.
i) My friend doesn’t work near my house.
j) I don’t have a cat.
k) David doesn’t have a cat.
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