Présent Simple & Présent en « be + ing ». Complétez en mettant au présent simple les verbes...

Présent Simple & Présent en « be + ing »


• Complétez en mettant au présent simple les verbes entre parenthèses.

• 1. I (not / remember) who (run) everyday.

• 2 your brother (know) that I (go) swimming every two weeks?

• 3. Lucy (not / work) here anymore.

• 4 they (work) as hard as they (say)?


• 1. I don't remember who runs every day.

• 2. Does your brother know that I go swimming every two weeks?

• 3. Lucy doesn't work here anymore.

• 4. Do they work as hard as they say?


• 2. Complétez en mettant au présent en be + V -ing les verbes entre parenthèses.

• 1. I (not / read).

• 2 they (paint) the wall?

• 3. John (chat) with his friends. They (always / chat) when they should be working!

• 4. your brother (play) right now?


• 1. I am not reading.

• 2. Are they painting the wall?

• 3. John is chatting with his friends. They are always chatting when they should be working!

• 4. Is your brother playing right now?


• Présent simple ou en be + V- ing? Complétez ce dialogue. • Celebrating Thanksgiving

• Teacher - Thanksgiving and traditions (go) hand in hand. Many families (begin) the day by attending church services. The usual Thanksgiving dinner (consist) of turkey, cranberries.

• Student - What sort of dessert (they / have)? • Teacher- They usually (eat) baked pumpkin and apple pie. • Student - (you / celebrate) Thanksgiving this year, teacher? • Teacher - Yes, and I (look) forward to it! My family and I (go) to New

York to see the Macy's Day Parade. My daughter (want) to take part in it.


• Celebrating Thanksgiving

• Teacher - Thanksgiving and traditions go hand in hand. Many families begin the day by attending church services. The usual Thanksgiving dinner consists of turkey, cranberries...

• Student - What sort of dessert do they have? • Teacher - They usually eat baked pumpkin and apple pie.

Student - Are you celebrating Thanksgiving this year, teacher?

• Teacher - Yes, and I am looking forward to it! My family and I are going to New York to see the Macy's Day Parade. My daughter wants to take part in it.


• Soulignez la proposition qui convient en fonction du contexte. Justifiez votre choix.

• 1. Tom!. .. Tom!! (What do you do? / What are you doing?)

• 2. I'm fed up with your behaviour. You (always say / are always saying) silly things!

• 3. Glad to hear you've got a new job. What about Tom? What (does he do / is he doing)? (Does he work / Is he working) or is he still unemployed?

• 4. My brother (plays / is playing) the violin every evening and he (gets / is getting) better and better.


• 1. What are you doing? (Tom est appelé deux fois, il ne répond pas : le locuteur est visiblement énervé. On pourrait traduire ici par : « Qu’est-ce que tu fabriques ? »).

• 2. are always saying (irritation, reproche) • 3. What is he doing? Is he working ... ? (On se demande si

la situation a changé récemment).

• 4. plays (habitude, pas d'irritation ici puisque le jugement apporté dans la phrase qui suit est positif) • is getting (transformation, insistance sur une action en cours de déroulement).


• Mettez Ie verbe a la forme qui convient. (Il peut y avoir deux possibilités). • Old friends • Ann: Betty, it's lovely to see you again - after such a long time! • Betty: Yes, I know! ... So tell me, Ann: how (1) things go at the moment? • A: Oh, OK, thanks. You know, I (2) work for an international bank these

days ... • B: Really? Interesting! ... Hey, but what's that sound? • A: Oh, that's Paul. He (3) play his violin up in his bedroom. B: Hey, that's

marvellous. (4) he practise a lot? • A: Yes, every evening. He sometimes (5) give concerts at school! ... But

listen - how is Quebec: (6) you like living there? • B: Yes, it's great, but it (7) snow a lot, and I still (8) miss England.


• A: (9) you ski? • B: Yes, frequently. Pierre and the children (10) ski very well, but I'm

not very good. But I (11) enjoy it all the same. • A: And what (12) you work on at the moment? A new novel? • B: Yes, I (13) write something about the North American Indians. • A: Fascinating .... And (14) you speak French now? • B: Oui, pas mal! But most people (15) speak English too, so it's

never a problem. • A: Oh dear ... 1(16) travel to Paris every month on business, so

1(17) need to make some progress in my French! • B: It's just a question of time ... But tell me. What about your love

life? • A: Mm, well (18) you remember Patrick Johnson? ...


1. are things going 2. work / 'm working 3. 's playing 4. Does he practise 5. gives 6. do you like 7. snows 8. miss 9. Do you ski 10. ski 11. enjoy 12. are you working 13. 'm writing 14. do you speak 15. speak 16. travel


• Mettre Ie verbe au présent en « be + ing » ou au présent simple:

• 1. Listen! She ... (to sing). She ... (to sing) better than her sister. - 2. Hurry up ! We ... (to wait) for you. - 3. I (to go) to the dentist's twice a year. 4. Don't be too noisy, grandfather ... (to have) a rest. - 5. Betty ... (to look) like her mother. - 6. I ... (to like) cats but I ... (to prefer) dogs. 7. We ... (to know) each other very well. - 8. She .. (to grow) old. - I ... (to think) she is over seventy. - 9. Look! It ... (to rain) again. It often ... (to rain) in this country. - 10. Where is the ticket? - I ... (to look) for it.


1. Listen! She is singing. She sings better ... - 2. Hurry up! We are waiting for you. - 3. I go ... - 4 .... grandfather is having a rest. - 5. Betty looks like her mother. - 6. I like cats but I prefer dogs. - 7. We know - 8. She is growing old. I think ... - 9. Look! It's raining again. It often rains - 10 ... I'm looking for it.


• Traduire: • 1. Où allez-vous? - Je vais chez les Webb. Ils veulent me voir. - 2.

Que font-ils le dimanche ? - Ils restent chez eux. Ils regardent la télévision. - 3. Entendez-vous le vent? Il souffle très fort ce soir. - 4. Que lisez-vous? Je lis « Les Voyages de Gulliver ». J'aime beaucoup ce livre. - 5. Que fait Tom? - II joue de la clarinette. Ne l'entendez-vous pas? - 6. D'habitude John tond la pelouse le dimanche matin. Je le fais aujourd'hui parce qu'il va à Londres par le train de 10 heures. - 7. Lisez-vous ce livre? - Non, voulez-vous l'emprunter? - 8. Qui attendez-vous? - J'attends les Morgan. Ils prennent toujours le même autobus pour aller à Cardiff. - 9. Ne trouvez-vous pas que Tom fait des progrès? II sait mieux ses leçons et son orthographe s'améliore petit à petit. 10. Quel journal lisez-vous Ie dimanche ? - Nous lisons l'Observer. Je le préfère au Sunday Times.


1. Where are you going? - I'm going to the Webbs'. They want to see me. - 2. What do they do on Sundays? - They stay at home. They watch television. - 3. Can you hear the wind? It's blowing very strongly tonight. - 4. What are you reading? - I'm reading “Gulliver's Travels”. I like this book very much. - 5. What's Tom doing? - He's playing the clarinet. Can't you hear him? 6. Usually John mows the lawn (= cuts the grass) on Sunday mornings. I'm doing it today because he's going to London on the 10 o'clock train. - 7. Are you reading this book? - No, do you want to borrow it? - 8. Who are you waiting for? - I'm waiting for the Morgans. They always catch the same bus to go to Cardiff. - 9. Don't you think Tom's making progress? He knows his lessons better and his spelling is gradually improving. - 10. Which paper do you read on Sundays? - We read the Observer. I prefer it to the Sunday Times.

Prétérit Simple & Prétérit en « be + ing »

• Mettez les verbes entre parenthèses au prétérit simple.

• 1. I (not / understand) why she (say) that. • 2. When (you / visit) that museum? I (visit) it last

year.

• 3. I (not / talk) with him but I (chat) with her a little.


• 1. didn't understand - said

• 2. did you visit - visited

• 3. didn't talk - chatted


• Mettez les verbes entre parenthèses au prétérit en be + V -ing.

• 1. They (not / sit), they (stand), but my sister

(squat) in a corner of the room.

• 2 (your brother / listen) when I gave the instructions?


• 1. were not sitting • were standing • was squatting

• 2. Was your brother listening... ?


• Mettez les verbes entre parenthèses au prétérit simple ou en be + V-ing.

• The Genesis of Peter Pan

• James Barrie (be born) in Scotland in 1860. He (want) so much to be like his brother David, who had died at 14, that he (stop) growing at the same age. One day, as he (work) on a play in Kensington Gardens, he (meet) Llewelyn Davis's boys, with whom he (become) friends. When their parents (die) of cancer, he(adopt) them. He (lose) a lot of money in unsuccessful plays when he (write) Peter Pan, which immediately (become) a great success.


• The Genesis of Peter Pan • James Barrie was born in Scotland in 1860. He wanted so

much to be like his brother David, who had died at 14, that he stopped growing at the same age. One day, as he was working on a play in Kensington Gardens, he met Llewelyn Davis's boys, with whom he became friends. When their parents died of cancer, he adopted them. He was losing (lost impliquerait que la perte financière est intervenue après la creation de Peter Pan, ce qui est illogique puisque l’on dit que la pièce a été un success immediate) a lot of money in unsuccessful plays when he wrote Peter Pan, which immediately became a great success.


• 2. Choisissez entre le prétérit simple et le prétérit en « be + ing ».

• 'Well, I (1) took/ was taking my little boy to school when I

(2) saw/ was seeing a man run out of the bank. He (3) wore/ was wearing a mask and he (4) carried/ was carrying a gun. As he (5) got / was getting into a car in front of the bank, a woman (6) ran / was running out of the bank and (7) shouted/ was shouting for help. The alarm in the bank (8) rang/ was ringing now and everyone (9) looked/ was looking to see what (10) happened/ was happening. I(11) went / was going to help the woman - she (12) cried/ was crying. Then the police (13) arrived/were arriving.'


1. was taking 2. saw 3. was wearing 4. was carrying 5. was getting 6. ran 7. shouted 8. was ringing 9. was looking 10. was happening 11. went 12. was crying 13. arrived

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