ENGLISH BY SONGS – Present Continuous Tense
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Learn how to use the Present Continuous tense in English. Affirmative, negative, and question sentences with -ing verbs
Transcription de la vidéo avec traduction
I am playing football. She is eating dinner.
Je joue au football. Elle dîne.
They are working in the office. I am reading a book.
Ils travaillent au bureau. Je lis un livre.
He is watching TV. We are studying English.
Il regarde la télévision. Nous étudions l'anglais.
She is working from home. They are playing tennis.
Elle travaille de la maison. Ils jouent au tennis.
I am sitting on a chair. She is washing clothes.
Je suis assis sur une chaise. Elle lave le linge.
He is taking a picture. We are giving a gift.
Il prend une photo. Nous donnons un cadeau.
She is dreaming of a vacation. They are sleeping in beds.
Elle rêve de vacances. Ils dorment dans des lits.
He is running fast. She is writing a letter.
Il court vite. Elle écrit une lettre.
We are making a cake. I am having breakfast.
Nous faisons un gâteau. Je prends mon petit-déjeuner.
He is beginning the lesson. She is lying on the sofa.
Il commence la leçon. Elle est allongée sur le canapé.
They are tying the shoes. Are you studying English?
Ils attachent leurs chaussures. Est-ce que tu étudies l'anglais ?
Is she working today? Are they playing football now?
Travaille-t-elle aujourd'hui ? Jouent-ils au football maintenant ?
Is he eating lunch? Am I reading correctly?
Est-ce qu'il déjeune ? Est-ce que je lis correctement ?
Are we giving gifts? I am not playing football.
Donnons-nous des cadeaux ? Je ne joue pas au football.
She is not eating dinner. They are not working right now.
Elle ne dîne pas. Ils ne travaillent pas en ce moment.
He is not watching TV. We are not sleeping now.
Il ne regarde pas la télévision. Nous ne dormons pas maintenant.
I am not running fast.
Je ne cours pas vite.
Rules for -ing:
Règles pour le -ing :
Add -ing to the verb: work → working, read → reading, play → playing
Ajoutez -ing au verbe : work → working, read → reading, play → playing
Drop silent -e: write → writing, make → making, have → having
Supprimez le -e muet : write → writing, make → making, have → having
Double last consonant for one vowel + one consonant: run → running, sit → sitting, get → getting
Doublez la dernière consonne pour une voyelle + une consonne : run → running, sit → sitting, get → getting
Change -ie → -y: die → dying, lie → lying, tie → tying
Changez -ie en -y : die → dying, lie → lying, tie → tying
Do not double if ending in w, x, y: fix → fixing, snow → snowing, play → playing
Ne doublez pas si la terminaison est w, x, y : fix → fixing, snow → snowing, play → playing
