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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
UTILISATION :  ACTION EN TRAIN DE SE DEROULER  
AUXILIAIRE   : IS  ou ARE
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Attention en Français on ne fait pas toujours apparaitre 'entrain de' 

Pas de présent continuous  avec les verbes TO KNOW, TO WANT, TO UNDERSTAND, BELIEVE 

 AFFIRMATIVE
SUJET + BE+ VERBE + ING 

 I AM GOING TO THE SUPERMARKET  

Je suis en train d'aller au supermarché

 THEY ARE COMING 

Ils sont en train d'arriver

Je ne vais pas  au supermarché

 INTERROGATIVE
BE+SUJET+VERBE+ING

ARE YOU GOING TO THE SUPERMARKET ? 

ARE THEY COMING  ?   

Es tu en train d'aller au supermarché ?

Vas-tu   au supermarché ?

Sont-ils entrain de rvenir 

NEGATIVE
SUJET+BE+NOT+VERBE+ING

 I AM NOT GOING TO THE SUPERMARKET

THEY ARE NOT COMING   

Je ne suis pas entrain d'aller au supermarché

Ils ne sont pas entrain de venir 

Je ne vais pas au supermarché

INTERROGATIF

AFFIRMATIF

NÉGATIF

ARE YOU LISTENING  ?
 ARE YOU COMING NOW
 ARE YOU WORKING ?
 ARE YOU GOING TO WORK  ?
 ARE YOU CALLING  YOUR MOTHER ?
WHERE ARE YOU GOING  ? 
IS HE  WATCHING TV 
 WHEN IS HE COMING ? 
 IS HE TAKING IS CAR  
  WHAT ARE YOU DOING  
I AM LISTENING
LISSNING
I AM  COMING NOW
I AM  WORKING
WEURKING
I AM GOING TO WORK  
WEURK
I AM CALLING  MY MOTHER
KOHLING
I AM GOING  TO THE BEACH 
HE IS WATCHING TV 
WOTSHING
HE IS COMING NOW 
HE IS TAKING HIS CAR 
I  AM EATING MEAT  
I AM NOT LISTENING 
I AM NOT COMING NOW
I AM NOT  WORKING
I AM NOT  GOING  TO WORK  
I AM NOT CALLING MY MOTHER
I  AM NOT GOING TO THE BEACH 
HE IS NOT WATCHING TV 
HE IS NOT COMING NOW 
HE IS NOT TAKING HIS CAR  
I AM NOT EATING MEAT 

CONVERSATION 

 

Conversation 1

Man: Where are you?
Woman: I am working inside. I am writing a letter to my friend. I am telling him about my life and my new job.
Man: Are you using the computer?
Woman: I am not using the computer because I like to hand write letters. My hand is getting tired though.

Conversation 2

Man: Where is Mary?
Woman: Mary is cooking in the kitchen. She is chopping up some vegetables because she is making a vegetable soup.
Man: How is she making it?
Woman: She is reading a recipe and following the instructions inside. She is enjoying herself.

Conversation 3

Man: What is Bob doing?
Woman: Bob is working on his car. He is giving it a tune up. He is changing the oil and checking all the parts of the cars.
Man: But, he is not working? He is just standing there!
Woman: He is taking his time because he wants to do the job right. He is listening to the radio as he works.

Conversation 4

Man: Where are the twins?
Woman: They are playing outside. They are playing soccer with their friends. They are using the front lawn as a soccer pitch.

Man: Are they having fun?
Woman: They are having a lot of fun. They are exercising so they are burning lots of energy. I think they are trying to lose weight.

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