Point grammaire n°4

Le présent simple et les adverbes de fréquence

A. Simple present
a. Formation
Sujet + infinitif sans ‘to’
 !! 3e p. sg : on ajoute ‘s’ à l’infinitif
Cas particuliers :
1. si le verbe se termine par – y précédé d’une consonne, le ‘y’ devient ‘ies’.
Ex. to cry He cries
2. Si le verbe se termine par – ch, -sh ou –s, on ajoute –es
ex. To kiss She kisses to teach He teaches

Forme affirmative Forme Négative Forme interrogative Réponses brèves

I like I don’t like Do I like? Yes, I do/ No, I don’t
You like You don’t like Do you like? Yes, you do/ No, you don’t
He likes He doesn’t like Does he like? Yes, he does/No, he doesn’t
She likes She doesn’t like Does she like? Yes, she does/No, she
doesn’t
It likes It doesn’t like Does it like? Yes, it does/No, it doesn’t
We like We don’t like Do we like? Yes, we do/ No, we don’t
You like You don’t like Do you like? Yes, you do/ No, you don’t
They like They don’t like Do they like? Yes, they do/ No, they don’t

b. Emploi
Le présent simple s’emploie pour parler d’habitudes au présent (I work in
Liège), de faits généraux (English people love tea) ou de ses goûts (I don’t like
vegetables).

B. Adverbes de fréquence

0 15 30 55 70% 100

Never rarely sometimes often usually always

jamais rarement parfois souvent généralement toujours

Les adverbes de fréquence se placent:

…………… le verbe principal mais ………… to be (être)
………. l’auxiliaire et le ……….. dans les phrases négatives
………… le sujet dans les phrases interrogatives

C. Exercices

a. Mets les phrases à la forme négative

1) I am interested in football.
…………………………………………………………………..
2) We have got an English exam in October.
…………………………………………………………………..
3) New York is the capital city of the United States.
………………………………………………………………………
4) Lindsay comes from Boston.
………………………………………………………………………..
5) I have got 3 brothers.
…………………………………………………………………………..
6) He likes playing video games.
…………………………………………………………………………
7) She works late.
………………………………………………………………………….
8) You are sixteen years old.
………………………………………………………………………….

b. Conjugue les verbes entre parenthèse à la bonne forme (+= affirmative; -=

négative; ?=interrogative)

1) I …………………………… (- live) in Ougrée, I ………………. (+ live) in Jemeppe.

2) My father ……………… (+ come) from Italy, but my mother …………………… (- does).
3) Where ……….. you …………… (? work) ? I …………….. (+ work) at Makro.
4) My boyfriend …………………………. (- study) a lot for his exams.
5) Why ……………… she ………………. (?- arrive) on time? Because she ……………… (+ like)
sleeping a lot!
6) We ………………….. (+ sing) very well, but we ………………………….. (- sing) in a band.
7) I ……………………. (+ like) films, but I ……………………………… (- go) to the cinema very
often, because it ………… (+ be) expensive!
8) My girlfriend …………………… (+ wash) her hair every day!