Temps | Aspect | Structure |
présent | progressif | am / are / is + V-ing |
Forme affirmative | Forme négative | Forme interrogative |
I am ('m) walking in the street. | I am ('m) not walking in the street. | Am I walking in the street? |
You are ('re) telling the truth. | You are ('re) not (aren't) telling the truth. | Are you telling the truth? |
He is ('s) calling his best friend. | She is ('s) not (isn't) calling her best friend. | Is it working properly? |
We are ('re) working on our presentation. | We are ('re) not (aren't) working on our presentation. | Are we working on our presentation? |
You are ('re) running a marathon. | You are not (aren't) running a marathon. | Are you running a marathon? |
They are ('re) dancing salsa. | They are not (aren't) dancing salsa | Are they dancing salsa? |
Temps | Aspect |
présent | have + V-en |
Forme affirmative | Forme négative | Forme interrogative |
I / You / We / They have finished building this cabin. | I / You / We / They have not (haven't) finished building this cabin. | Have I / you / we / they finished building this cabin? |
He has taken his bag. | She has not (hasn't) taken her bag. | Have they taken their bags? |
Temps | Aspect | Structure |
présent | simple | V (+ -s 3e pers. sg.) |
Forme affirmative | Forme négative | Forme interrogative |
I / You / We / They play football. | I / You / We / They don’t play football. | Do I / you / we / they play football? |
He / She / It plays football | He / She / It doesn’t play football | Does he / she / it play football? |
Temps | Aspect | Structure |
présent | progressif | was / were + V-ing |
Forme affirmative | Forme négative | Forme interrogative |
I was walking in the street. | I was not (wasn't) walking in the street. | Was I walking in the street? |
You were telling the truth. | You were not (weren't) telling the truth. | Were you telling the truth? |
He was calling his best friend. | She was not (wasn't) calling her best friend. | Was it working properly? |
We were working on our presentation. | We were not (weren't) working on our presentation. | Were we working on our presentation? |
You were running a marathon. | You were not (weren't) running a marathon. | Were you running a marathon? |
They were dancing salsa. | They were not (weren't) dancing salsa | Were they dancing salsa? |
Temps | Aspect | Structure |
passé | parfait | had + V-en |
Forme affirmative | Forme négative | Forme interrogative |
I / You / He / She / It / We / They had ('d) eaten before going out. | I / You / He / She / It / We / They had ('d) not (hadn't) eaten before going out. | Had I / you / he / she / it / we / they eaten before going out? |
Temps | Aspect | Structure |
passé | simple | V-ed |
Forme affirmative | Forme négative | Forme interrogative |
I / You / He / She / It / We / They browsed the web. | I / You / He / She / It / We / They didn’t browse the web. | Did I / You / He / She / It / We / They browse the web? |
pas de particule | up | in | away | |
Give | donner | abandonner | céder | trahir |
Get | obtenir | se lever | entrer | s’échapper |