The Present Continuous describes actions happening RIGHT NOW. 🔹 Formation : Subject + verb TO BE (am/is/are) + verb + -ING • I am reading. — Je suis en train de lire. • You are writing. — Tu es en train d'écrire. • He is playing. — Il est en train de jouer. • She is cooking. — Elle est en train de cuisiner. • We are studying. — Nous sommes en train d'étudier. • They are singing. — Ils sont en train de chanter. 🔹 Règles pour ajouter -ING : • Most verbs → add -ING: eat → eating, go → going • Verb ending in -E → remove E, add -ING: write → writing, come → coming • Short verb ending in consonant-vowel-consonant → double last consonant: run → running, sit → sitting, swim → swimming 🔹 Forme négative : • I am not sleeping. (Je ne dors pas.) • He is not playing. (Il ne joue pas.) 🔹 Forme interrogative : • Are you studying? — Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. • Is she eating? — Yes, she is. / No, she isn't.

📝 Exemples : • Look! The children are playing in the yard. (Regarde ! Les enfants jouent dans la cour.) • I am writing a letter to my friend. (Je suis en train d'écrire une lettre.) • She is not sleeping. She is reading a book. (Elle ne dort pas. Elle lit un livre.) • What are you doing? — I am doing my homework. (Je fais mes devoirs.) 💡 Present Simple vs Present Continuous : • Present Simple: I read every day. (habitude — je lis tous les jours) • Present Continuous: I am reading now. (action en ce moment) Marqueurs : now (maintenant), at the moment (en ce moment), look! (regarde!), listen! (écoute!)