Present Continuous

FORME :    to be + verb-ing

 

Affirmation	Négation	Question
I am walking	I am not walking	Am I walking?
You are walking	You are not walking	Are you walking?
He is walking	He is not walking	Is he walking?
She is walking	She is not walking	Is she walking?
It is walking	It is not walking	Is it walking?
We are walking	We are not walking	Are we walking?
You are walking	You are not walking	Are you walking?
They are walking	They are not walking	Are they walking?

EMPLOI

Present Continuous s'emploie pour parler de:

• ce qui se passe maintenant:
  • I'm reading a page on the Internet at the moment. Je suis en train de lire une page sur Internet en ce moment;
• ce qui se passe ces temps-ci:
  • Prices are going up; the value of the Euro is going down. Les prix montent; la valeur de l'euro baisse;
• ce que l'on a prévu de faire dans un futur proche:
  • I'm visiting my parents next Sunday. Je rends visite à mes parents dimanche prochain.

Exercise 1   Exercise 2