Exercices sur le présent simple en anglais

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Exercices et corrigés sur le présent simple en anglais

Exercice 1. Conjuguez au présent simple les verbes entre parenthèses.

1. My brother ……………………………. (to spend) time with me every day.
2. You and I ……………………………. (to need) to talk about this.
3. ……………………………. she really ……………………………. (to believe) this will work?
4. I ……………………………………………….…………. (to not understand) what they …………………………….……………………………. (to want) from me.
5. How ……………………………. you ……………………………. (to manage) to stay so calm?
6. ……………………………. our tax system ……………………………. (to provide) fair redistribution?
7. Changing the world ……………………………. (to involve) changing yourself first.
8. We …………………………….……………………………. (to not wish) this to happen.
9. Are you the one that ……………………………. (to insist) that the world is flat?
10. People ……………………………. (to be) strange when you ……………………………. (to be) a stranger.

Correction de l’exercice 1.

1. My brother spends time with me every day.
2. You and I need to talk about this.
3. Does she really believe this will work?
4. I do not understand what they want from me.
5. How do you manage to stay so calm?
6. Does our tax system provide fair redistribution?
7. We do not wish this to happen.
8. Changing the world involves changing yourself first.
9. Are you the one that insists that the world is flat?
10. People are strange when you are a stranger.

Explications : pour le présent simple, il est nécessaire de bien identifier si le verbe a besoin ou non d’un auxiliaire (formes interrogatives et négatives) et s’il est conjugué ou non à la troisième personne du singulier.

À ce titre, attention aux énoncés 8, 9 et 10 qui ont des sujets qui peuvent être source de confusion : changing the world (8) et the one (9) équivalent tous deux à la troisième personne du singulier.

People (10) en revanche est ici un pluriel. C’est toujours un pluriel lorsque le terme désigne un ensemble d’individus, ce qui est son emploi le plus fréquent, mais il peut plus rarement être un singulier (a people) ou utilisé au pluriel avec -s (some peoples) lorsqu’il désigne un ou plusieurs peuples dans le sens d’ethnies (the British people, the German people, the Balkanic peoples).

N’hésitez pas à prendre un prof particulier d’anglais pour maîtriser le présent simple en anglais.

Exercice 2. Transformez les phrases suivantes en propositions affirmatives, interrogatives et négatives au présent simple en partant du modèle donné.

1. To work.

Affirmative : He works from home.
Négative : …………………………….…………………………….…………………………….
Interrogative : …………………………….…………………………….…………………………….

2. To produce.

Affirmative : …………………………….…………………………….…………………………….
Négative : They do not produce new films every year.
Interrogative : …………………………….…………………………….…………………………….

3. To believe.

Affirmative : …………………………….…………………………….…………………………….
Négative : …………………………….…………………………….…………………………….
Interrogative : Does Sandra believe that she is right?

Correction de l’exercice 2.

1. To work.

Affirmative : He works from home.
Négative : He does not work from home.
Interrogative : Does he work from home?

2. To produce.

Affirmative : They produce new films every year.
Négative : They do not produce new films every year.
Interrogative : Do they produce new films every year?

3. To believe.

Affirmative : Sandra believes that she is right.
Négative : Sandra does not believe that she is right.
Interrogative : Does Sandra believe that she is right?

Exercice 3. Conjuguez ces verbes au présent simple en choisissant une terminaison en -s ou -es.

1. This machine ……………………………. (to mix) flour and water.
2. The manager ……………………………. (to try) new methods every year.
3. She ……………………………. (to play) video games for a living.
4. Marc ……………………………. (to praise) his young kids every time they make a drawing.
5. This drink ……………………………. (to replenish) my energy when working out.
6. I disagree with your sister when she ……………………………. (to say) you are lazy.
7. Usually, this trick ……………………………. (to fix) the problem.
8. The government ……………………………. (to publish) a new economic report every year.
9. You are the one who ……………………………. (to digress) all the time.
10. This speech ……………………………. (to imply) that everyone is equal before the law.

Correction de l’exercice 3.

1. This machine mixes flour and water.
2. The manager tries new methods every year.
3. She plays video games for a living.
4. Marc praises his young kids every time they make a drawing.
5. This drink replenishes my energy when working out.
6. I disagree with your sister when she says you are lazy.
7. Usually, this trick fixes the problem.
8. The government publishes a new economic report every year.
9. You are the one who digresses all the time.
10. This speech implies that everyone is equal before the law.

Pour plus d’explications concernant l’utilisation et la formation du Présent Simple, et des autres temps en anglais, consultez nos cours en ligne :

• le présent continu
• la voix passive
• le prétérit
• le present perfect
• le past perfect