Form and Use of Present Continuous | Seconde

• Les actions en cours de réalisation maintenant
• Les changements en cours
• Les situations temporaires
• Les projets futurs proches
• Les habitudes irritantes (avec "always")

Sujet + am/is/are + verbe + -ing + complément

Am pour I, is pour he/she/it, are pour you/we/they

• I am reading a book. (Je suis en train de lire un livre.)
• You are watching TV. (Tu es en train de regarder la télé.)
• He is working in the office. (Il est en train de travailler au bureau.)
• She is cooking dinner. (Elle est en train de cuisiner le dîner.)
• It is raining outside. (Il est en train de pleuvoir dehors.)
• We are studying English. (Nous sommes en train d'étudier l'anglais.)
• They are playing football. (Ils sont en train de jouer au football.)

• Verbe + -ing : work → working, play → playing
• Verbe se terminant par -e : remove -e → dance → dancing
• Verbe se terminant par -ie : change -ie to -y → die → dying
• Verbe court avec consonne finale : double consonne → sit → sitting

Sujet + am/is/are + not + verbe + -ing + complément

On peut utiliser les formes contractées : am not → aren't (dans la négation), is not → isn't, are not → aren't

• I am not reading a book. (Je ne suis pas en train de lire un livre.)
• You are not watching TV. (Tu n'es pas en train de regarder la télé.)
• He isn't working today. (Il n'est pas en train de travailler aujourd'hui.)
• She isn't cooking dinner. (Elle n'est pas en train de cuisiner le dîner.)
• It isn't raining now. (Il n'est pas en train de pleuvoir maintenant.)
• We aren't studying English. (Nous ne sommes pas en train d'étudier l'anglais.)
• They aren't playing football. (Ils ne sont pas en train de jouer au football.)

• On ne met jamais "-s" ou "-es" au verbe dans la forme négative
• Le verbe reste toujours à la forme "-ing"
• On utilise les formes contractées dans le langage courant

Am/Is/Are + sujet + verbe + -ing + complément ?

Am avec I, is avec he/she/it, are avec you/we/they

• Am I reading a book? (Est-ce que je lis un livre ?)
• Are you watching TV? (Regardes-tu la télé ?)
• Is he working today? (Travaille-t-il aujourd'hui ?)
• Is she cooking dinner? (Cuisine-t-elle le dîner ?)
• Is it raining outside? (Pleut-il dehors ?)
• Are we studying English? (Étudions-nous l'anglais ?)
• Are they playing football? (Jouent-ils au football ?)

• Oui : "Yes, I am." / "Yes, he is." / "Yes, they are." etc.
• Non : "No, I'm not." / "No, he isn't." / "No, they aren't." etc.
• Exemples : "Are you working? Yes, I am." / "Is she cooking? No, she isn't."

• I am reading a book right now. (Je suis en train de lire un livre maintenant.)
• She is cooking dinner at the moment. (Elle est en train de cuisiner le dîner en ce moment.)
• They are playing football in the park. (Ils sont en train de jouer au football dans le parc.)
• We are watching a movie tonight. (Nous sommes en train de regarder un film ce soir.)

• The weather is getting warmer. (Le temps est en train de devenir plus chaud.)
• English is becoming more popular. (L'anglais est en train de devenir plus populaire.)
• Technology is changing rapidly. (La technologie est en train de changer rapidement.)

• She is staying with her aunt this week. (Elle séjourne chez sa tante cette semaine.)
• He is working at a different company temporarily. (Il travaille temporairement dans une autre entreprise.)
• I am living in Paris for a few months. (Je vis à Paris pendant quelques mois.)

• I am meeting my friends tomorrow. (Je rencontre mes amis demain.)
• They are going to London next week. (Ils vont à Londres la semaine prochaine.)
• We are having a party this weekend. (Nous organisons une fête ce week-end.)

• Present Simple: "I work in a bank." (C'est mon métier habituel)
• Present Continuous: "I am working in a bank." (Je suis en train de travailler là maintenant)
• Present Simple: "She speaks French." (Elle parle français en général)
• Present Continuous: "She is speaking French." (Elle est en train de parler français maintenant)

1. She is reading a book right now. (she + is + reading)
2. They are playing basketball in the gym. (they + are + playing)
3. He is working on his computer. (he + is + working)
4. We are watching a movie tonight. (we + are + watching)
5. I am listening to music. (I + am + listening)
6. You are studying for your exam. (you + are + studying)
7. It is raining heavily outside. (it + is + raining)
8. The children are sleeping in their rooms. (they + are + sleeping)

1. She isn't reading a book. / She is not reading a book.
2. They aren't playing football. / They are not playing football.
3. He isn't working in the office. / He is not working in the office.
4. We aren't studying English. / We are not studying English.
5. I am not listening to music. / I amn't listening to music.
6. You aren't cooking dinner. / You are not cooking dinner.
7. It isn't snowing outside. / It is not snowing outside.
8. The students aren't attending class. / The students are not attending class.

1. Is she cooking dinner?
2. Are they playing tennis?
3. Is he working on his project?
4. Are we studying for the exam?
5. Am I reading a novel?
6. Are you listening to music?
7. Is it raining heavily?
8. Are the children sleeping?

• Sujet + am/is/are + verbe + -ing + complément
• Am avec I, is avec he/she/it, are avec you/we/they
• Exemples : I am reading, He is working, They are playing

• Sujet + am/is/are + not + verbe + -ing + complément
• Formes contractées : isn't, aren't
• Exemples : I am not reading, He isn't working, They aren't playing

• Am/Is/Are + sujet + verbe + -ing + complément ?
• Réponses : Yes, I am / No, I'm not, etc.
• Exemples : Am I reading? Are they playing? Is he working?

• Actions en cours de réalisation maintenant
• Changements en cours
• Situations temporaires
• Projets futurs proches
• Habitudes irritantes (avec "always")