LE PRESENT SIMPLE

Bien comprendre le Présent Simple





 

01 A la forme affirmative :

Pourconjuguer un verbe au présent simple, à la forme affirmative on ajoute « s » au verbe à la troisième personne du singulier (he, she, it).
Exemple:

I walk
you walk
he walks
she walks
it walks
we walk
you walk
they walk

# Si le verbe se termine par : o, s, ss, sh, ch, x, z ; on intercale un « e » avant le « s », tels que : to go (aller), to finish (finir), to kiss (embrasser)...
Exemple:

to go
I go
you go
he goes
she goes
it goes
we go
you go
they go

to finish
I finish
you finish
he finishes
she finishes
it finishes
we finish
you finish
they finish

to kiss
I kiss
you kiss
he kisses
she kisses
it kisses
we kiss
you kiss
they kiss

#/ Si le verbe se termine par : « y »; on change le « y » en « i » ensuite on ajoute « es », tels que : to try (essayer), to fly (voler en l'air), to cry (pleurer)...
Exemple:

to try
I try
you try
he tries
she tries
it tries
we try
you try
they try

to fly
I fly
you fly
he flies
she flies
it flies
we fly
you fly
they fly

to cry
I cry
you cry
he cries
she cries
it cries
we cry
you cry
they cry

Mais si avantle : « y »; il y a une voyelle (a, e, o, u, y) on ne change plus le « y » en « i », on ajoute juste « s », tels que : to play (jouer), to distroy (détruire), to buy (acheter)...
Exemple:

to play
I play
you play
he plays
she plays
it plays
we play
you play
they play

to destroy
I destroy
you destroy
he destroys
she destroys
it destroys
we destroy
you destroy
they destroy

to buy
I buy
you buy
he buys
she buys
it buys
we buy
you buy
they buy



 

02 A la forme négative :

La négation « not », se place après un auxilaire ( to be / to have ). Mais si notre conjugaison ou phrase ne contient pas d'auxiliaire tel qu'avec le verbe ( walk ), on prend l'auxilaire neutre ( to do ) qui ne signifie rien mais qui nous permet de conjuguer les formes négatives, interrogatives et interronégatives. A la troisième personne du singulier ( he, she, it ), do prend « es » parce qu"il se termine par « o » et le verbe ne porte plus de terminaison.
Exemple:

Long form
I do not walk
you do not walk
he does not walk
she does not walk
it does not walk
we do not walk
you do not walk
they do not walk

Short form
I don't walk
you don't walk
he doesn't walk
she doesn't walk
it doesn't walk
we don't walk
you don't walk
they don't walk

Deuxième exemple
 

Long form
I do not finish
you do not finish
he does not finish
she does not finish
it does not finish
we do not finish
you do not finish
they do not finish

Short form
I don't finish
you don't finish
he doesn't finish
she doesn't finish
it doesn't finish
we don't finish
you don't finish
they don't finish



 

03 A la forme interrogative :

A la forme interrogative l'auxiliare (to do / to be / to have ), se place avant le pronom personnel c'est-à-dire, l'auxiliaire occupe la première place. Sauf lorsqu'il s'agit des « WH QUESTIONS »; les questions qui commencent par WH telle que : What is your name? La forme interrogative n'a pas de contraction (short form).
Exemple:

Long form
do I walk ?
do you walk ?
does he walk ?
does she walk ?
does it walk ?
do we walk ?
do you walk ?
do they walk ?



 

04 A la forme interronégative :

A la forme interronégative, on prend la forme interrogative puis on ajoute « not », après les pronoms personnels.
Exemple:

Long form
do I not walk ?
do you not walk ?
does he not walk ?
does she not walk ?
does it not walk ?
do we not walk ?
do you not walk ?
do they not walk ?

Short form
don't I walk ?
don't you walk ?
doesn't he walk ?
doesn't she walk ?
doesn't it walk ?
don't we walk ?
don't you walk ?
don't they walk ?