Présent simple

Introduction

On utilise le présent simple

pour des faits et des choses qui sont généralement vrais
pour des actions normales
pour décrire des personnes ou des choses

Section 1 - La forme affirmative du présent simple

On utilise généralement la forme de base du verbe pour I / you / we / they. Pour he / she / it, on change la terminaison du verbe en ajoutant "-s", "-es" ou "-ies".

Par exemple:

I You We They	eat play watch worry
He / She / It	eats plays watches worries

Exemples:

Faits ou choses qui sont généralement vrais:

I You We They	like	milk.
He / She / It	likes	milk.

Actions normales:

I You We They	drink	milk everyday.
He / She / It	drinks	milk everyday.

Décrire des personnes et des choses:

I	am	hungry.
You / We / They	are
He / She / It	is

I You We They	have	long hair.
He / She / It	has	long hair.

Exercices d'entraînement

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1)

The sky blue. (be)

2)

Tom and Sarah three children. (have)

3)

David to the cinema every weekend. (go)

4)

I three languages. (speak)

5)

Sarah English every evening. (study)

6)

We cold in winter. (feel)

7)

James and Susanna very tired. (be)

8)

You never my birthday. (forget)

9)

Jason television in the evenings. (watch)

Section 2 - La forme négative du présent simple

On ne change pas le verbe à la forme négative. À la place, on utilise le verbe "do", que l'on change pour he / she / it.

Par exemple:

I You We They	do not don't	drink	milk.
He / She / It	does not doesn't

Exercices d'entraînement

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Section 3 - Questions au présent simple

On ne change pas le verbe pour former des questions. À la place, on utilise le verbe "do", que l'on change pour he / she / it.

Question:

Do	I You We They	drink	milk?
Does	He / She / It

Réponse:

Yes,	I You We They	do.
Yes,	He / She / It	does.
No,	I You We They	don't. do not.
No,	He / She / It	doesn't. does not.

Exercices d'entraînement

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1)

you any breakfast? (want)

2)

they children? (have)

3)

he the piano? (play)

4)

we his address? (know)

E xercices d'entraînement supplémentaires

Choisissez la réponse correcte pour compléter la phrase; a, b, c ou d.
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1)

____ English?

Does they speak

Do they speak

Do they speaks

Does they speaks

2)

Simon ____ coffee every morning.

don't drink

drinks

do drink

not drink

3)

They ____ television.

don't watches

not watch

doesn't watches

don't watch

4)

Sarah and Kate ____ tennis every Saturday.

does play

do plays

plays

play

5)

We never ____ to the theatre.

go

goes

doesn't go

don't goes

6)

____ sugar with your tea?

Does you like

Likes you

Do you like

Do you likes

Point de langue pour niveau intermédiaire

On utilise également le présent simple quand quelque chose se passe dans le futur:

I You We They	leave	this evening.
He / She / It	leaves	this evening.

Exemples:

Forme affirmative	My flight leaves tomorrow morning.
Forme négative	Our flight doesn't leave tomorrow morning.
Question	Does her flight leave tomorrow morning?