DuoWords

Les temps

Present simple

Forme : Sujet + base verbale (-s à la 3ème personne du singulier)

Usage : parler de ce qui se passe actuellement, routines, vérités générales

I play , she works , i go to school everyday , they need help

La négation

Forme : sujet + do/does + not + base verbale
Contractions courantes : don’t / doesn’t
I do not (don’t) play football. She does not (doesn’t) like pizza.
Attention : après doesn’t, le verbe reste à la base (pas de -s).
Ex : ❌ She doesn’t likes → ✔ She doesn’t like.

L'interrogation

Forme : Do/Does + sujet + base verbale ?
Attention : après does, le verbe reste à la base (pas de -s).
Do you play football? Does he live in Paris?
Réponses courtes :
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.

Present continuous

Forme : Sujet + am/is/are + verbe-ing

Usage : parler d'une action en cours, d'une action temporaire, "en train de faire"

i am eating , she is working , they are playing

La négation

Forme : sujet + be (am/is/are) + not + verbe-ing
I am not playing.
She is not (isn’t) watching TV.
They are not (aren’t) studying.

L'interrogation

Forme : Be (am/is/are) + sujet + verbe-ing ?
Am I speaking clearly?
Is he reading a book?
Are they working today?
Réponses courtes :
Yes, I am / No, I'm not.
Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.
Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t

Present perfect

Forme : Sujet + have/has + participe passé

Usage : parler d'une action passé avec effet sur le présent

Attention au participe passé, -ed sauf pour les verbes irréguliers

i have eaten , she has finished

La négation

Forme : sujet + have/has + not + participe passé
Contractions : haven’t / hasn’t
I have not (haven’t) finished my homework.
She has not (hasn’t) seen this movie.
We have not (haven’t) visited London.

L'interrogation

Forme : Have/Has + sujet + participe passé ?
Has she eaten breakfast yet?
Réponses courtes :
Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.

Present perfect continuous

Forme : Sujet + have/has been + verbe-ing

Usage : parler d'une action commencé dans le passé et toujours en cours

i have been driving for two hours, she has been waiting for an hour

La négation

Forme : sujet + have/has + not + been + verbe-ing
Contractions : haven’t / hasn’t
I haven’t been sleeping well.
She hasn’t been working much lately
They haven’t been studying enough.

L'interrogation

Forme : Have/Has + sujet + been + verbe-ing ?
Have you been waiting long?
Has she been working here for a long time?
Have they been playing football?
Réponses courtes :
Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.