WH - questions affirmative Réponses
What are you eating?
What is he / she / it drinking?
What are we / you / they eating?
I am eating vegetables.
He / she / it is drinking coffee.
We / you / they are eating mushrooms (=champignons)
YES / NO questions Réponses courtes (longues)
affirmatives
Réponses courtes (longues)
négatives
Are you leaving now?
Is he / she / it sleeping?
Are we / you / they watching TV?
Yes, I am. (Yes, I am leaving now.)
Yes, he / she / it is. (Yes, he / she /
it's sleeping).
Yes, we / you / they are. (Yes, we /
you / they are watching TV)
No, I am not. (No, I'm not leaving
now.)
No he / she / it's not. (No, he / she
/it's not sleeping)
No, we / you / they are not. (No, we /
you / they are not watching TV)
B) Emploi
Le présent en BE + ing est utilisé pour :
parler d'une action en cours de déroulement
e.g. : I am listening to the radio. - Je suis entrain d'écouter la radio.
Parler d'une action à valeur de futur qui est déjà décidée au moment où l'on
parle
e.g. : They are going to Beijing tomorrow. - Ils vont à Pékin demain.
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