autrefois appelé 'présent continu'/'présent progressif'

Regardez cette image:

- What are they doing? (Que sont-ils en train de faire?)
- They are playing football. (Ils jouent au football).

Principal emploi: action en cours au moment où l'on parle.

Syntaxe: Auxiliaire BE (conjugué au présent) + Verbe en -ing
Exemple:
I am playing football.
You are playing football.
He/She/It is playing football.
We are playing football.
You are playing football.
They are playing football.

Négation: I am not playing football, you are not playing football...

Question: Am I playing football? Are you playing football? Is he playing football? ...

Réponses:
Are they playing football?

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1. They (study) at the moment.
2. She (watch) TV.
3. What (you/read) at the moment?
4. I (cook) dinner tonight. Would you like to come?
5. It (not/work). I think it's broken. (pas de forme contractée)
6. He (learn) German for his job.
7. Paul and Mike (play) football.
8. Why (Sarah/cry)?
9. He (sit) on the bench.
10. I (do) my homework.